148 mins |
Rated
PG
Directed by Peter Glenville
Starring Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Paolo Stoppa, Donald Wolfit, Peter O'Toole
A special Easter Sunday screening of this captivating, hilarious power play between Church and State, memorably captured by Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton giving career performances (& quite of bit homoerotic subtext) as King Henry II and his best friend Becket!
Includes 10 minute intermission.
'Debauched King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket (Richard Burton) as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and loyal lackey in the King's ongoing battles with the church. But Becket unexpectedly finds his true calling on the ecclesiastical side, and aligns himself against the king's selfish wishes, causing a rift and an eventual showdown not only between the two men, but also the institutions they represent.'
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A special Easter Sunday screening of this captivating, hilarious power play between Church and State, memorably captured by Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton giving career performances (& quite of bit homoerotic subtext) as King Henry II and his best friend Becket!
Includes 10 minute intermission.
'Debauched King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket (Richard Burton) as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and loyal lackey in the King's ongoing battles with the church. But Becket unexpectedly finds his true calling on the ecclesiastical side, and aligns himself against the king's selfish wishes, causing a rift and an eventual showdown not only between the two men, but also the institutions they represent.'