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Becket (1964)
Genre:
Biography / Drama (more)
Tagline: The screen explodes with rage and passion and greatness!
Plot Outline: An English king comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the king's. (more) (view trailer)
User Comments:
Lingua Supremis
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User Rating:
 
8.0/10 (1,757 votes)
Runtime:
148 min / Argentina:150 min
Country:
UK / USA
Language:
English / Latin
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) / Mono
Certification:
Argentina:Atp / Finland:K-16 / Portugal:17 / Sweden:15 / Iceland:16
Trivia:
Becket's tomb became a popular destination for pilgrimages for centuries, but it was looted and destroyed in the early 16th century in the Dissolution of the Monasteries during Henry VIII's reign, as part of the Church of England's break from Rome. A shrine was later created at the site.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: Contrary to one of the film's central plot lines, Thomas � Becket was a Norman (Thomas Bequet), not a Saxon. Jean Anouilh admitted he discovered this after having finished his play, having based it on the outdated 1825 work "The History of the Conquest of England by the Normans", by Augustin Thierry; but he decided that it made a better story the way he had written it.
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Quotes:
King Henry II:
[isolating one of his brawling sons from the rest] Which one are you?
Prince Henry:
Henry the Third.
King Henry II:
NOT YET, SIR!
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 10 wins
&
22 nominations
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User Comments:
4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Lingua Supremis, 16 October 2000
Author:
Miguel E. Rodriguez from Land O'Lakes, FL
Ah, words. To paraphrase Henry Higgins, they are the pillars of society.
Language is the means by which emotions are expressed, wars and love affairs
are started and ended, and friendships are struck -- and melted down.
"Becket" is a movie in love with words, their eloquence and, in some cases,
majesty. It's a movie about friendship and loyalty, God and country, and
the dynamics that occur when one tries to mix them together. I cannot think
of movie so in love with words in recent memory; the only one that comes
close (perhaps even superseding it) is "A Man for All Seasons." This is the
proverbial film to sink your mental teeth into. It is cerebral,
challenging, controversial, and tragic. If you've ever had a friend grow
more and more distant no matter how hard you tried to keep things right --
this is for you.
And that is all I have to say about that...
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