1964 · 2h 28m · Biography, Drama, History
Becket
Directed byPeter Glenville
IMDb
7.7
17.3K votes
Metacritic
68
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Rotten Tomatoes
75%
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Released Mar 11, 1964 by Paramount Pictures
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Critics (Metacritic)68
Audience (IMDb x 10)77
Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 9 points.
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Peter Glenville
- Music
- Laurence Rosenthal
- Cinematography
- Geoffrey Unsworth
- Editing
- Anne V. Coates
- Producers
- Hal B. Wallis
12 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1965Richard Burton
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1965Peter O'Toole
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1965John Gielgud
- NominatedBest Production Design (Color) · Academy Awards 1965Art Direction: John Bryan, Maurice Carter; Set Decoration: Patrick McLoughlin, Robert Cartwright
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1965Geoffrey Unsworth
- NominatedBest Costume Design (Color) · Academy Awards 1965Margaret Furse
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1965Peter Glenville
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1965Anne Coates
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1965Laurence Rosenthal
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 1965Hal B. Wallis, Producer
- NominatedBest Sound · Academy Awards 1965Shepperton Studio Sound Department, John Cox, Sound Director
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1965Edward Anhalt
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