Becket 1964 Watch Free in HD

Becket is the true story of the friendship between King Henry II and Thomas Becket , a royal courtier and confidant whom Henry appoints as Archbishop of Canterbury. As Becket takes his duties with the Church seriously, he finds himself increasingly at odds with the King, who finally orders the death of his once-close companion when he continues to defy the throne.

Genre:

Biography, Drama, History

Actors:

Richard Burton, Peter OToole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi, Paolo Stoppa, Donald Wolfit, David Weston, Martita Hunt, Pamela Brown, Percy Herbert, Siân Phillips, ...»

Director:

Peter Glenville

Country:

United States

Release:

1964

IMDb:

7.8

Quality:

Duration:

148 min

Boston Globe

Everything that Doctor Strangelove is -- daring and inspired, vibrant and brilliantly staged -- Becket is not.

February 23, 2007

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Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The material remains relevant, and the film as a whole is completely engrossing. (It may be nearly 2 1/2 hours long, but it doesn't feel like it.)

April 21, 2007

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Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Just as the characters' loyalties to one another are called into question, so, too are ours: Becket enters a moral grey area from which it never fully emerges.

October 14, 2011

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Washington Post

Becket may seem like a movie of yesteryear, but its timeliness brims over with rousing, meditative discourses between Henry and the church leaders on the separation of church and state.

March 01, 2007

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The respectable but boring film is nevertheless worth watching for the robust performances of Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole

August 02, 2007

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

How could you hope for better casting than Peter O'Toole and his acting rival/drinking buddy Richard Burton playing opposite each other?

February 08, 2007

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Filmcritic.com

it finds what's compelling about that history and, more importantly, what's compelling about the people in that history. And, just to be on the safe side, it throws in two of the greatest actors of the day.

December 14, 2008

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The picture is being re-released in 30 cities around the country before finally appearing on DVD after years of online foment from fans.The DVD is due in May, but try to catch it in theaters first. It's worth it.

February 15, 2007

Christian Science Monitor

Burton is extraordinary in one of his rare good movie roles and O'Toole is regally madcap and larger than life.

February 08, 2007

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Salt Lake Tribune

Watching Becket is to see a form of stylized, epic moviemaking not practiced today.

April 20, 2007

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Becket is a terrific example of the historical play or novel turned into a cinematic drama crackling with whip-smart dialogue. I imagine actors must go mad with delight when they read a script that has page after page of dialogue this good.

September 06, 2010

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Chicago Tribune

Ripe with homoerotic undercurrents -- which O'Toole mines with relish in his great hysterical performance, full of cunning, eloquence and mad outbursts.

March 08, 2007

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