Becket
Wallis, Hal B.
1899-1986
Anhalt, Edward
1914-2000
Glenville, Peter
1913-1996
O'Toole, Peter
1932-
Burton, Richard
1925-1984
Gielgud, John
1904-2000
Wolfit, Donald
1902-1968
Hunt, Martita.
Brown, Pamela
1917-1975
Merrick, David
1911-2000
CPI (Firm)
MPI Home Video (Firm)
moving image
videorecording
Feature films.
Historical films.
ilu
Orland Park, Ill.]
MPI Home Video
[2007]
2007
monographic
eng
fre
spa
1 videodisc (ca. 150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroy a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexual content and violence.
general
CPI ; Hal Wallis' production ; screenplay by Edward Anhalt ; directed by Peter Glenville.
Title from container.
Based on the Broadway play "Becket" by Jean Anouilh ; produced upon the stage by David Merrick.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
"Restored by the Academy Film Archive Restoration Funding provided by The Film Foundation."
Special features: Commentary with Peter O'Toole; interviews with editor Anne V. Coates and composer Laurence Rosenthal; archival interviews with Richard Burton; theatrical trailer; still gallery; TV spot.
Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Donald Wolfit, Martita Hunt, Pamela Brown.
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby 2.0), French (Dolby 2.0) or Spanish (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, English subtitles.
e-uk-en
II, King of England
Henry
1133-1189
Drama
̉Becket, Saint
Thomas
1118?-1170
Drama
Privy councils
England
Drama
Friendship
England
Drama
Great Britain
Kings and rulers
Drama
England
Social life and customs
1066-1485
Drama
England
Drama
PN1995.9.H5 B43548 2007
Becket
Anouilh, Jean,
1910-1987
0788604708
9780788604706
DVD1053 MPI Home Video
030306105390
TEFMT
090625
20190501214515.0
79834416