Not quite sure how I missed this movie in the past, but glad I caught up to it in the present. Burton's great, but O'Toole is fantastic (complete with a cameo by his then-wife Sian Phillips). Ironically, he played Henry II in "The Lion in Winter," too.
Great film, despite being riddled with historical inaccuracies.
A ★★★★½ review of Becket (1964)
This is a remarkable film, in politics, production and cast, telling the tale of Thomas Becket, comrade, advisor, beloved friend, and ultimately ecclesiastical adversary of King Henry II. Richard Burton … Peter O’Toole … John Gielgud … even a bit part for Sian Phillips, O’Toole’s wife at the time — it’s a remarkable cast, all of them are excellent, alongside a marvelous script based on the Anouilh play (albeit with a number of historical e…
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Co-incidentally, not ironically.
I hope that comment doesn’t cause you to literally die from anger…
You are, in fact, correct, @LH. And that’s neither ironic nor coincidental.
Sorry, couldn’t help myself. It’s one of my bugbears. Next time someone says “I literally died” I intend to shout “ZOMBIE!”.
No, quite all right and understandable. Plus, I have to remember that retort.