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Becket [1964]
from Second Sight
starring Peter O'Toole; Richard Burtonl; John Gielgud
directed by Peter Glenville

Features:

• Anamorphic
• PAL

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• High, Very High Drama...
  How do I describe the sheer delight that I derived from watching the fascinating interplay of religion and politics set in the Middle Ages, and exemplified by the rivalry between King Henry II and Thomas Becket?
  The plot is familiar to any history buff: Henry II appoints Thomas Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of England on the assumption that he (the King) could influence the Church by controlling Becket. However, Thomas Becket, transforms into a strict ascetic after his appointment. He... more info

• Lost Opportunity
  I was badly disappointed by the film. I had known of it since its filming, indeed my Australian businessman uncle had even brought me a film company brochure about it from Hollywood in the mid-1960's. Having now seen the film, my disillusion is great. It is all too clear that the main actors are all good friends having a great time making the film, clowning around. At times it falls halfway between a real epic such as El Cid and a Carry On film. The screenplay is ludicrous, full of absurdly anachronistic... more info

• More subtitles please!
  This is a visually stunning film and the acting is superb, but it was of little interest to me as I am deaf and it has no subtitles.
  PLEASE can you always provide subtitles?
  Thank you.

• A miracle of a film!
  I must admit it,I never heard from this film.But..being a fan of historical drama I received an E-mail that this film might be something for me.AND WERE THEY RIGHT!Marvellous is the only word for it.The actors are great,the settings,the costumes.Produced by Hal Wallis and made at the Shepperton studios as Anne of the thousand days.What a great mixture that is!The remastering of the original image is superbly done.It is presented in the orginial 2:35 widescreen format.It has a surround audio track up to 5.1... more info

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