Becket (Restored)

Starring: Richard Burton, Pamela Brown, John Gielgud, Sian Phillips, Donald Wolfit, Martita Hunt, Peter O'Toole & Paolo Stoppa Director: Peter Glenville

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MPI 61053D

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DVD Features:

Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Video: Color
Released: May 27, 2003
Originally Released: 1964
Label: Mpi Home Video
Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
Packaging: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:

Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

Audio Commentary: Peter O' Toole 0 Actor

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring		Richard Burton, Pamela Brown, John Gielgud, Sian Phillips, Donald Wolfit, Martita Hunt, Peter O'Toole & Paolo Stoppa
Performer		Donald Wolfit, Martita Hunt, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Pamela Brown, Sian Phillips & Paolo Stoppa
Directed by		Peter Glenville
Edited by		Anne V. Coates
Written by		Edward Anhalt
Composition by		Laurence Rosenthal
Produced by		Hal B. Wallis
Director of Photography		Geoffrey Unsworth

Major Awards:

Academy Awards 1964 - Best Adapted Screenplay: Edward Anhalt

Entertainment Reviews:

Sight and Sound - 08/01/2007
"The real fascination here is the pairing of Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton, both of whom give superb performances."

Product Description:

Two of the finest actors of their generation, Burton and O'Toole, square off in this splendid production of Jean Anouilh's 1959 play. The lifelong friendship of Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, is tested and ends in tragedy as Becket grows more confident and thoughtful in his position. Academy Award Nominations: 12, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor- Richard Burton, Best Actor--Peter O'Toole. Academy Awards: Best (Adapted) Screenplay (Edward Anhalt).

Plot Synopsis:

Classic struggle between Church and Monarchy. Thomas Becket and King Henry Plantagenet engage in one of the most famous power struggles in English history. When Becket first becomes chancellor and later Archbishop of Canterbury, a rift grows between Henry II and his old friend. Some eager drunken knights trying to please the disgruntled monarch assassinate the cleric in the cathedral.

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Color by Technicolor

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