Becket
1964 film by Peter Glenville
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Summary
Becket is a film[1]. Becket ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,720 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[5]
- Director: Peter Glenville[6]
- Screenwriter: Edward Anhalt[7], Jean Anouilh( BOT )[8]
- Composer: Laurence Rosenthal[9]
- Genre: biographical film[10], drama film[11], medieval film[12]
- Based on: Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu[13]
- Cast member: Richard Burton[14], Peter O'Toole[15], John Gielgud[16], Gino Cervi[17], Paolo Stoppa[18], Martita Hunt[19], Pamela Brown[20], Siân Phillips[21], Percy Herbert[22], Véronique Vendell[23], Graham Stark[24], Donald Wolfit[25], Felix Aylmer[26], Niall MacGinnis[27]
- Producer: Hal B. Wallis[28]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[29]
- Director of photography: Geoffrey Unsworth[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
- Commons category: Becket (1964 film)[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 7.3/10[34], 75%[35], 68/100[36]
- Color: color[37]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[38], United States[39]
- Publication date: March 11, 1964[40], March 26, 1964[41], April 29, 1964[42], August 28, 1964[43], September 16, 1964[44], September 25, 1964[45], October 2, 1964[46], October 19, 1964[47], October 22, 1964[48], October 23, 1964[49], October 26, 1964[50], October 30, 1964[51], November 10, 1964[52], 1965[53]
- Characters: Thomas Becket[54]
Why It Matters
Becket has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Becket is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
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].