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
00:11:13 Honor and collaboration?
00:15:04 when he was first made Archdeacon.
00:18:40 where he is now, he doesn't need money.
00:24:29 Stop staring at me, dog
00:31:43 I behave like a brute
00:39:55 to collaborate with good grace.
00:45:12 Business, My Lord.
00:50:22 An extraordinary idea is creeping into my mind.
00:56:01 as Bishop of London and senior churchman
01:04:09 than a Norman one?
01:09:31 to adore.
01:14:54 but I'm sure it's he.
01:20:29 I'm told this compromise with your conscience
01:25:12 Embezzlement.
01:32:01 pressed between the pages of a hymn book
01:38:57 to call your attention to the fact
01:43:01 it keeps us alive.
01:48:04 and perhaps for that reason
01:55:09 I never wash now, I stink.
01:59:31 Thomas!
02:04:28 If I were you, madam, I'd start with God!
02:10:39 At my father's house we had some pigs too
02:20:51 Are you satisfied now, Thomas?
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 line02:20:51
Production Record
DirectorPeter Glenville
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$9,100,000
IMDb votes16,392