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Canterbury | England
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Best Writing Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | 1965 | Edward
Best British Costume Colour | 1965
Best British Cinematography Colour | 1965
Best British Art Direction Colour | 1965
Best Foreign Film Mejor Pelcula Extranjera | 1965
Best Written American Drama | 1965 | Edward
Dramatic Performance Male | 1965 | Richard
Best Performance in a Foreign Film | 1965 | Peter
Best Foreign Performer Mejor intrprete de cine extranjero | 1965 | Richard
Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1965 | Peter
Best Film Editing | 1965 | Anne V.
Best Sound | 1965
Best Costume Design Color | 1965
Best Art DirectionSet Decoration Color | 1965
Best Picture | 1965 | Hal B.
Best Cinematography Color | 1965
Best Director | 1965
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 1965 | John
Best Music Substantially Original Score | 1965 | Laurence
Best Original Score | 1965 | Laurence
Best Director | 1965
Best Actor Drama | 1965 | Richard
Best British Screenplay | 1965 | Edward
Best Film from any Source | 1965
Best British Actor | 1965 | Peter
Best British Film | 1965
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | 1965
Best Edited Feature Film | 1965 | Anne V.
Best Screenplay | 1964 | Edward
Box Office Collection 9,100,000 USD
Richard Burton initially turned this movie down because he felt the idea of him playing a saint would cause the press to have a field day. He also said he would be more suited to playing Henry II.
Richard Burton claimed to have been offered either of the main roles. However, according to the producers, this was not true, since Peter O'Toole had already been cast as King Henry II and Thomas Becket had to be the older man. Burton was seven years older than O'Toole.
Sir John Gielgud received an Oscar nomination for appearing in just two scenes.
The plot device of Lord Gilbert having murdered a Priest was added to the movie. In the play, Thomas Becket comes into conflict with the King for different, and more historically accurate, reasons.
Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole were considerably younger than their characters were at the time of the events depicted in this movie.
"Thomas a Becket: Tonight you can do me the honor of christening my forks. King Henry II: Forks? Thomas a Becket: Yes, from Florence. New little invention. It's for pronging meat and carrying it to the mouth. It saves you dirtying your fingers. King Henry II: But then you dirty the fork. Thomas a Becket: Yes, but it's washable. King Henry II: So are your fingers. I don't see the point."
"King Henry II: Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?"
