Becket / Paramount Pictures presents ; a Paramount and Keep Films co-production ; screenplay by Edward Anhalt ; produced by Hal Wallis ; directed by Peter Glenville.

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Despite differences in rank and background, King Henry II and Thomas Becket are lifelong friends. The King is in constant conflict with the Church, which refuses to contribute financing to his wars in France, and jealously guards the tax-free status granted it by previous monarchs. When the Archbi...

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Uniform Title:Becket (Motion picture)
Main Author: Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Paramount Pictures Corporation
Keep Films (Firm)
MPI Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986 (Producer)
Anhalt, Edward, 1914-2000 (Screenwriter)
Glenville, Peter, 1913-1996 (Director)
Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 (Actor)
O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013 (Actor)
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 (Actor)
Cervi, Gino, 1901-1974 (Actor)
Stoppa, Paolo (Actor)
Wolfit, Donald, 1902-1968 (Actor)
Hunt, Martita, 1900-1969 (Actor)
Brown, Pamela, 1917-1975 (Actor)
Herbert, Percy, 1920-1992 (Actor)
Phillips, Siân, 1933- (Actor)
Aylmer, Felix, 1889-1979 (Actor)
MacGinnis, Niall, 1913-1977 (Actor)
Rhodes, Christopher, 1914-1964 (Actor)
Phillips, John, 1914-1995 (Actor)
Pettingell, Frank (Actor)
Vendell, Véronique, 1942- (Actor)
Hilary, Jennifer, 1942-2008 (Actor)
Dyce, Hamilton, 1912-1972 (Actor)
Jeffrey, Peter, 1929-1999 (Actor)
Miller, Michael, 1931-1983 (Actor)
Unsworth, Geoffrey, 1914-1978 (Cinematographer)
Coates, Anne V. (Film editor)
Merrick, David, 1911-2000
Anouilh, Jean, 1910-1987
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, dubbed Spanish or French with optional subtitles in English; SDH subtitles.
Published: Hollywood, CA : [Orland Park, Ill.] : Paramount Pictures : Distributed by MPI Home Video, [2007], ©2007.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Henry > II, > King of England, > 1133-1189 > Drama.
Thomas, > à Becket, Saint, > 1118?-1170 > Drama.
Anouilh, Jean, > 1910-1987 > Film adaptations.
Christian saints > Drama.
Kings and rulers > Drama.
Loyalty > Drama.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Drama.
Great Britain > History > Henry II, 1154-1189 > Drama.
England > Social life and customs > 1066-1485 > Drama.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Becket or The honor of God

Authors: Anouilh, Jean, 1910-1987
Published: Riverhead Books, 1995
Physical Description: xix, 118 pages ; 21 cm
Book
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Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole in the Hal Wallis production, Becket [souvenir book] : with John Gielgud, Donald Wolfit, Martita Hunt, Pamela Brown : directed by Peter Glenville : sc...

Published: National Publishers, 1964
Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 32 cm
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