Oscar-winning scribe William Monahan (The Departed) has signed on to write/direct an adaptation of the 1959 Jean Anouilh play, Becket. Calling the project "an adaptation, or re-invigoration, of an ...

The Academy Film Archive ran into a bit of unexpected trouble restoring the 1964 film “Becket.” “Becket,” based on the Jean Anouilh play, stars Richard Burton as Thomas a Becket and Peter O’Toole as ...

“Becket,” producer Hal Wallis’ opulently entertaining film of Jean Anouilh’s play, is the tale of a wild and woolly British king and his God-intoxicated buddy, whom he unwisely appoints archbishop of ...

There’s not a dull moment in the unstoppable three hours of Jean Anouilh’s 1959 epic “Becket” (on which the stirring 1964 film with Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton was based). A fine revival by ...

“Becket” showcases a brilliant Burton and O’Toole|More than 40 years after a dazzling first run that earned a dozen Academy Award nominations, “Becket” is back on the big screen. A fluke of scheduling ...

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No movie around boasts richer peformances or wittier dialogue or a more turbulent and touching core relationship than the 1964 costume drama Becket – and you’ll never see it in better circumstances ...

An English king comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the king's.