During the same scene, she says she will go to her father to complain of Henry's treatment of her; however, her father had died decades before, when Eleanor was just 15 years old. The King is in constant conflict with the Church who refuse to contribute to the financing of his war to recover lost territory in France and jealously guard the tax-free status given to them by previous monarchs. In truth Henry and Eleanor had "It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. The barons worsen his mood by pointing out that Becket has become a folk hero among the vanquished Saxons, who are ever restive and resentful of their Norman conquerors.
Becket escapes to France where he encounters the conniving yet sympathetic The remainder of the film shows Henry rapidly sinking into drunken fixation over Becket and his perceived betrayal. Most of the historical inaccuracies in the film are from the play, as Anouilh was writing drama rather than a history, and he took dramatic licence. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry than his predecessors were able to do.
He begins to reminisce, recalling at first the carefree, promiscuous adventures with Becket, then his favorite drinking and wenching companion.
Komplette Handlung und Informationen zu Becket Als … King Henry is doing ritual penance for his suspected role in the assassination of Thomas à Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, formerly his friend and chancellor of England. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket (Richard Burton), technically a deacon of the church, to the post. The screenplay was written by Edward Anhaltbased on Anouilh's play.
It was directed by Peter Glenville and produced by Hal B. Wallis with Joseph H. Hazen as executive producer. There are comical fights between Henry and his frumpy consort, Eleanor of Aquitaine, his dimwitted son/heir apparent, and his cold-blooded mother, who repeatedly reminds her son that his father would have quickly had someone like Becket done away with for the sake of the realm. It is a dramatic film adaptation of the 1959 play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. He does not count on his loyal vassal's devotion to the Church and to God above any loyalties that he may once had to the throne. During one of his drunken rages he asks "Henry, fresh from his whipping, publicly proclaims that Thomas Becket is a saint and that the ones who killed him will be justly punished. Dir. The major inaccuracy is the depiction of Becket as a Saxon who has risen to a perceived Norman social standing, when in fact the historical Thomas Becket was a NormanBecket is depicted as Henry's loyal "drinking pal", who aids him in illicit romantic entanglements, but who becomes saintly and responsible after his appointment as Archbishop.
Becket ist ein Biopic aus dem Jahr 1964 von Peter Glenville mit Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole und John Gielgud. The King sees an opportunity to change the status quo and appoints Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury when the post becomes vacant. This exquisitely mounted historical drama earned a dozen Oscar nominations, including a win for Edward Anhalt’s adapted screenplay. “Becket” is a 1959 play by the French playwright Jean Anouilh. For the Norman King, his Saxon subject is also a confidant, giving him advice and offering loyalty he finds rarely amongst the Barons who serve him. Becket ist ein britisches Filmdrama des Regisseurs Peter Glenville aus dem Jahr 1964 nach dem Bühnenstück Becket oder die Ehre Gottes (Originaltitel: Becket ou l’honneur de Dieu) von Jean Anouilh. It was her father's death that made Eleanor the Duchess of Aquitaine and the most eligible bride of the 12th century, and Henry would not have married her had she not come with Aquitaine. Peter Glenville.
Bare to the waist, the King kneels to receive a flogging from Saxon monks.