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
Becket
An age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time!
1964 · 2h 28m · PG-13
Drama, History
Directed by
Peter Glenville
Overview
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 and cast
- Peter Glenville Director
- Richard Burton as Becket / Thomas Becket
- Peter O'Toole as his King / King Henry II
- John Gielgud as King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France
- Gino Cervi as the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli
- Paolo Stoppa as the Pope / Pope Alexander III
- Donald Wolfit as Bishop Folliot
- David Weston as Brother John
- Martita Hunt as Empress Matilda
- Pamela Brown as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
76%
Tomatometer
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
Rotten
Everything that Doctor Strangelove is -- daring and inspired, vibrant and brilliantly staged -- Becket is not.
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
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
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
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