now playing Becket -- (Movie Clip) Opening credit sequence from Becket, 1964, starring Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton, directed by Peter Glenville, from Jean Anoulih's play.. View the TCMDb entry for Becket (1964) Peter O'Toole delivers an electrifying performance as the mischievous Henry II, who surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted valet Thomas Becket (Richard Burton) as Chancellor. In the film, Henry and Becket begin as close friends, with Becket sharing in much of his King’s debauchery. title details and video sharing options. Next, he received a second blow on the head, but still he stood firm and immovable. He was well educated and quickly became an agent to Theobald, Archbishop … O'Toole was particularly interested in asking Wallis about Elvis Presley, who had starred in such Wallis produced movies as Blue Hawaii (1961) and Girls! Becket Powerful historical drama. Featuring powerful dramatisations and contributions from eminent scholars, the film tells a compelling story of the battle between State and Church. At the third blow, he fell on his knees and elbows, offering himself a living sacrifice, and saying in a low voice, "For the name of Jesus and the protection of the Church, I am ready to embrace death." Thomas Becket is also commonly known as Thomas à Becket, although this form seems not to have been contemporaneous, but a post-reformation adornment, possibly in imitation of Thomas à Kempis. Originally produced on Broadway in 1959 with Sir. Thomas was aware of the king’s intention and tried to dissuade him by warnings of what would happen. Thomas Becket was the son of a merchant who rose to power during the reign of Henry II. Henry believed that this undermined his authority. For the first time in more than 40 years, experience two of the greatest actors of our time in one of the most honored motion pictures in history. Movies. The Prince's resentment over his father's possible causation of Becket's death (intentional or not) was a major reason he became distanced from his father in later years, although the Prince eventually died six years before his father. Becket is a 1964 British-American film about the historic, tumultuous relationship between Henry II of England and his friend-turned-bishop Thomas Becket.It is a dramatic film adaptation of the 1959 play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions and released by … Murder in the Cathedral. Historian John Strype wrote in his Memorials of Thomas Cranmer (1694): "It is a small error, but being so oft repeated deserveth to be observed into corrected. Girls! Vincent was a man like us who encountered the same Risen Lord Jesus whom we have encountered. Though she never became Queen, she successfully established her son Henry's claim to the throne. King Henry II of England (Peter O'Toole) has trouble with the Church. Written by King Henry was very close with his son Henry, choosing to have him raised in his close friend Becket's home, a common practice for royalty in that era. Eleanor also says she will protest to her father, but her father died when Eleanor was fifteen, long before she met Henry. ... Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Songs of the Heart. Thomas Becket, a London merchant’s son, was a complex person – in his youth he was a normal ebullient young man, stormy and proud, selfish and arrogant, vain, and anxious to please, but in later life, became one of the most pious and devout Archbishops of the 12th century. A point not mentioned in the play is that Queen Eleanor's first marriage had been with King Louis VII of France. The gruesome murder was made into a movie, Becket, starring Richard Burton in 1964. But Is Streamed From Youtube. Becket, American-British dramatic film, released in 1964, that was an adaptation of French playwright Jean Anouilh’s play Becket ou l’honneur de Dieu (1959; Becket; or, The Honour of God) about the quarrel between Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, and King Henry II of England. As you might expect, it is enigmatic, bleakly funny and very, very odd. Murder in the Cathedral. Anonymous. Henry trusted him and his advice. He was the son of Gilbert and Matilda Becket. Thomas 2002 (2 delen: met vertaling). The assassination of Thomas Becket was far more vicious and brutal than this movie was able to depict. Neither man won the award. Documentary taking a fresh look at the murder of the medieval bishop, and suggesting that established historical treatments of the killing fall short of explaining why Becket was murdered, ... View production, box office, & company info. 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