Becket

1964 film by Peter Glenville
Movie film Q813724
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Becket

Summary

Becket is a film[1]. Becket ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (647 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Becket received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[3].
  • Becket received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • Becket received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film[5].
  • Becket's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Becket's director is recorded as Peter Glenville[7].
  • Becket's screenwriter is recorded as Edward Anhalt[8].
  • Becket's screenwriter is recorded as Jean Anouilh( BOT )[9].
  • Becket's composer is recorded as Laurence Rosenthal[10].
  • Becket's genre is recorded as biographical film[11].
  • Becket's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • Becket's genre is recorded as medieval film[13].
  • Becket's based on is recorded as Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu[14].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Richard Burton[15].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Peter O'Toole[16].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as John Gielgud[17].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Gino Cervi[18].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Paolo Stoppa[19].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Martita Hunt[20].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Pamela Brown[21].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Siân Phillips[22].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Percy Herbert[23].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Véronique Vendell[24].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Graham Stark[25].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Donald Wolfit[26].
  • Becket's cast member is recorded as Felix Aylmer[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Becket's producer is recorded as Hal B. Wallis[28]. Becket's director is recorded as Peter Glenville[7]. Screenwriters include Edward Anhalt[8] and Jean Anouilh( BOT )[9]. Cast members include Richard Burton[15], Peter O'Toole[16], John Gielgud[17], Gino Cervi[18], Paolo Stoppa[19], and Martita Hunt[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +1964-03-11T00:00:00Z[29], +1964-03-26T00:00:00Z[30], +1964-04-29T00:00:00Z[31], +1964-08-28T00:00:00Z[32], +1964-09-16T00:00:00Z[33], and +1964-09-25T00:00:00Z[34]. Becket's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include biographical film[11], drama film[12], and medieval film[13].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[3], an award for best adapted screenplay[36], in United States[37], founded in 1929[38]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1929[41]; and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[5], a class of award[42], in United States[43]. Reviews include 7.3/10[44], 75%[45], and 68/100[46].

Why It Matters

Becket ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (647 views/month).[2] Becket has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Becket is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

What awards did Becket receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [44] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [45] . wikidata.org.
  30. [46] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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