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An age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time!
An age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought br...
Drama, History - 1964
Becket
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7.7
75%
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Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
Director:
,
Peter Glenville
Cast:
,
Paolo Stoppa
,
Richard Burton
,
Peter O'Toole
,
John Gielgud
,
Gino Cervi

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
148 min
Release date:
11 Mar 1964
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
Welsh, English, Latin
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$9,100,000
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 23 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Ripe with homoerotic undercurrents -- which O'Toole mines with relish in his great hysterical performance, full of cunning, eloquence and mad outbursts.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar 2007
fresh:
Becket may seem like a movie of yesteryear, but its timeliness brims over with rousing, meditative discourses between Henry and the church leaders on the separation of church and state.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Mar 2007
rotten:
Everything that Doctor Strangelove is -- daring and inspired, vibrant and brilliantly staged -- Becket is not.
– Mark Feeney,
Boston Globe,
23 Feb 2007
fresh:
The picture is being re-released in 30 cities around the country before finally appearing on DVD after years of online foment from fans.The DVD is due in May, but try to catch it in theaters first. It's worth it.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
15 Feb 2007
fresh:
Burton is extraordinary in one of his rare good movie roles and O'Toole is regally madcap and larger than life.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Feb 2007
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