Cinematic background from Becket 1964 - King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.

Becket

1964

Biography, Drama, History

Directors:
Peter Glenville
Writers:
Edward Anhalt, Lucienne Hill, Jean Anouilh
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Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a cape; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man in a red robe standing in front of a staircase; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man in a suit and a man with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man riding a horse on the beach under a cloudy sky; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people in hooded cloaks holding lit candles; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two men standing on a boat in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man in a priest's outfit is holding a glass; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man in a robe standing in an archway of a castle; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man in a blue shirt is talking to a boy in a black robe; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people standing in front of a building with candles; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a robe; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A beautiful woman with red hair sitting on top of a couch; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person sitting at a table; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A woman in a red cape walking through a gate; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two men dressed in medieval clothing standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a yellow and black outfit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a crown; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person in a red robe standing inside a church; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people walking on the beach at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A statue of a man standing in front of an archway; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people dressed in medieval costumes; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two men in medieval garb are sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man wearing a priest's outfit in a movie scene; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A young man holding a cigarette in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – An aerial view of an old town at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a crown; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A large crowd of people are gathered in a medieval town; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people standing in a hallway with candles; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A large group of people in a stadium; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of men standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people walking inside of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two people riding horses on the beach near the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man wearing a crown talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a crown; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – An old man with a beard and a white beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – An old man wearing a white robe and holding a cross; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man wearing a white and gold outfit sitting next to a stone wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man and a woman fighting with each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man in a red robe sitting in front of an altar; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A crowd of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – An older man wearing a chain around his neck; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A woman in a long red dress standing in front of a door; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two men in medieval garb standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man in a red robe standing in a large room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two men in medieval garb looking at a statue; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man looking at himself in the mirror in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man laying on the ground next to another man wearing a crown; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a crown; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man in a red and white outfit standing in front of a curtain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man wearing a purple robe and a cross necklace; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man and a woman in medieval garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people riding horses down a grassy hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two men in medieval garb standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people standing on top of a staircase; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man in a priest's outfit holding a wax seal; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a suit of armor; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – An older man wearing a yellow and brown outfit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man with a beard is standing in front of a fire; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – An old man in a hat and a cape; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man with no shirt is standing in front of two other men; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person in a room with a curtain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people dressed up in red robes; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man and a woman are looking at each other in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two men in medieval garb standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a black shirt; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people dressed in medieval costumes; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing chains; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two men in medieval garb standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man holding a crucifix in front of another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people standing next to each other on a sidewalk; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A priest and two people in a castle; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man and a woman in medieval garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a crown; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of people holding lit candles in front of an archway; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a hat and jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Three people standing in front of an ornate staircase; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man wearing a crown talking to another man on the beach; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two people are standing on the steps of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person sitting on the ground; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a crown with blood on his face; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person looking up at something; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man wearing a crown standing next to a white horse; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A group of men standing next to each other holding cups; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two men dressed as monks are walking through an archway; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – An old man wearing a crown in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A large group of people are gathered in front of a fire; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A man in a priest's outfit is reading a newspaper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – A person wearing a crown; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – Two men in medieval garb standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Becket” (1964), directed by Peter Glenville – An older man wearing a yellow and brown jacket; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle