Becket (1964)

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor
as Village Extra with Blonde Wig
Peter O'Toole
as His King / King Henry II
Richard Burton
as Becket / Thomas Becket
Siân Phillips
as Gwendolen

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Genres & Description

Action Biography Drama History

8.0 / 10

Debauched King Henry II installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and loyal lackey in the King's ongoing battles with the church. But Becket unexpectedly finds his true calling on the ecclesiastical side, and aligns himself against the king's selfish wishes, causing a rift and an eventual showdown not only between the two men, but also the institutions they represent.

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Comments on this trailer
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Thomas K96

That St. Becket. - @Friday, August 31, 2018 5:53 AM

clare5 one

Peter O'Toole shows how H II aged, with a master's stroke. HE DESERVED THE OSCAR!!!!!! I heard that Liz Taylor campaigned against him for her husband. - @Sunday, January 7, 2018 12:08 AM

Jorge Fernández Trabucco

The Academy Awards rarely correspond to “the best” performance, movie, etc. of the year: Peter O’toole, no Oscars. Halle Berry, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Lawrence, one Oscar each. I rest my case. - @Friday, December 29, 2017 10:16 PM

Chi88Chi88

Def one of the best films ever. Ever. - @Monday, July 24, 2017 10:56 PM

Stella Maris

"I, who have turned away from You with indifference - I've been without honor and feel unworthy... teach me how to serve You with all my heart... what it is to love, to adore... so that I may worthily administer... and find my true honor... make me worthy..." - Saint Thomas of Canterbury - @Tuesday, January 17, 2017 3:40 PM

Kiran Raut

Oscar no Oscar who cares, Peter O Toole is greatest. - @Thursday, April 28, 2016 5:14 PM

DramaQueen1776

It's better than Star Wars Force Awakens. JJ is a cynical hack - @Friday, January 22, 2016 1:08 AM

DramaQueen1776

It's better than Star Wars Force Awakens. JJ is a cynical hack - @Friday, January 22, 2016 1:08 AM

ALONDRA PEREZ-RAMIREZ

'Clangat tuba, martir Thoma Clangat tuba, martir Thoma, ut libera sit Cristi vinea. Oute of the chaffe was pured this corn And else the church had ben forlorne; To Godes grange now were thow borne, O martir Thoma, O martir Thoma, O martir Thoma. In London was bore this martir sothely; Of Caunterbury hadde he primacy, To whom we syng deuotely: O martir Thoma, O martir Thoma, O martir Thoma. - @Tuesday, August 25, 2015 12:57 AM

Ace Rimmer

One thing that has largely improved since 1964 are trailers for films. This is 8 times longer than a typical trailer, and I still don't know what the fuck this film is even remotely about. There's these two guys, who are chums but then fall out, so one decides to kill the other. The end. Becket? More like Fucket. - @Saturday, July 19, 2014 9:36 PM

Mr. Math Expert

this one is a great movie for going to sleep for 24 hours. i highly recommend it if u need the cure. - @Sunday, June 15, 2014 9:00 PM

Lockemeister

Amazing how idiotic some of the comments are. Stilted dialog? Peter O'Toole is the King of England. Was he supposed to say something like this? "Yo daddy McBecket, we tapped us some 'ho's yestidy, mah niggah"? - @Saturday, March 1, 2014 6:54 PM

filmgirlLisa

I'm so surprised I had not heard of this film before I saw it. It should be standard viewing for all actor and film students and modern lovers of film. A truly great film. - @Sunday, June 9, 2013 2:32 PM

J Strayer

They definitely had realistic sets back then, possibly more realistic. - @Monday, May 6, 2013 9:17 AM

Adam Ilgin

asshole, it was made in '64, they didn't have realist sets or CGI back then - @Friday, April 19, 2013 10:20 PM

Adam Ilgin

one of the greatest films ever made... - @Friday, April 19, 2013 10:18 PM

Zaroff's Trophy Room

well they sure acted the hell outta that. - @Saturday, March 16, 2013 5:41 PM

John Jessop

Studio-bound crapfest. Becket was a Norman. - @Thursday, February 21, 2013 9:06 PM

Umashin

just finished watching the lion in winter. with peter o toole reprising the role as king henry II i look forward to seeing this too. lol trailers were pretty long back in the day - @Sunday, June 10, 2012 1:03 AM

FlickinFilms

They daren't make films as good as this any more. They go for the easy option, tons of CGI to make up for a lack of inspiring film making. Lets hope we get back to the 'golden age' when some viewers' intelligence wasn't underestimated. Too many films these days are made for out of work 'geeks' with baseball caps back to front. - @Friday, April 6, 2012 4:53 PM

SanJuanCreole

a Very Great FILM! fuck the Haters! - @Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:25 PM

Francisco garcia rosado

´Una historia "interminable" - @Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:07 PM