Becket
1964 · 148 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 16,392 VOTES · DIR. Peter Glenville
Overview
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,391 lines
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00:05:01 Well, Thomas Becket
00:11:09 That was accurate of you.
00:14:52 don't lose it
00:18:19 to compromise the integrity
00:24:00 Afterwards, his paupers life went on
00:30:27 If we had won the war
00:37:57 I'll never be able to trust you.
00:44:08 And for the moment free.
00:48:29 You are today
00:54:44 I will not be consecrated Archbishop until tomorrow.
01:00:18 head armed with the horns of both testaments
01:07:02 This is Brother Philip, Your Grace.
01:12:27 And this eternal tatting of yours.
01:17:12 that when you attack my nobles, you attack me
01:22:23 Now, if it could be proved
01:28:31 Lord Gilbert has rendered
01:34:21 I am innocent of any wrongdoing
01:40:17 See what I have to contend with.
01:44:06 in several of these engagements?
01:49:32 Brother John be allowed to accompany me.
01:56:07 but not the fact that I am King.
02:01:08 Henry the III.
02:05:25 like beasts in a stable.
02:11:18 Are you so set in killing one?
Cast & Characters
Richard Burton
Thomas Becket
Peter O'Toole
King Henry II
John Gielgud
King Louis VII of France
Gino Cervi
Cardinal Zambelli
Paolo Stoppa
Pope Alexander III
Donald Wolfit
Bishop Folliot
David Weston
Brother John
Martita Hunt
Empress Matilda
Pamela Brown
Queen Eleanor [of Aquitaine]
Percy Herbert
Baron
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,391
Dialogue density16.2 lines / min
First line00:05:01
Final line02:11:18
Production Record
DirectorPeter Glenville
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$9,100,000
IMDb votes16,392