TY - ADVS AU - Wallis,Hal B. AU - Anhalt,Edward AU - Glenville,Peter AU - O'Toole,Peter AU - Burton,Richard AU - Gielgud,John AU - Wolfit,Donald AU - Hunt,Martita AU - Brown,Pamela AU - Anouilh,Jean AU - Merrick,David ED - CPI (Firm) ED - MPI Home Video (Firm) TI - Becket SN - 0788604708 AV - PN1995.9.H5 B43548 2007 PY - 2007///] CY - [Orland Park, Ill.] PB - MPI Home Video KW - Henry KW - Thomas, KW - Privy councils KW - England KW - Drama KW - Friendship KW - Great Britain KW - Kings and rulers KW - Social life and customs KW - 1066-1485 KW - Feature films KW - gsafd KW - Historical films N1 - 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; MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexual content and violence N2 - 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? ER -