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Becket is a 1964 British historical drama film about the historic, tumultuous relationship between Henry II of England and his friend-turned-bishop Thomas Becket. 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 . [ 3 ]
The Becket controversy or Becket dispute was the quarrel between Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England from 1163 to 1170. [1] The controversy culminated with Becket's murder in 1170, [ 2 ] and was followed by Becket's canonization in 1173 and Henry's public penance at Canterbury in July 1174.
Moreover, as Henry's harangue had been directed not at Becket, but at his own household, the four probably thought that a failure to act would be regarded as treachery, potentially punishable by death. [14] Following the murder, Becket was venerated and Henry was vilified. There were demands that the king be excommunicated.
Michael Winterbottom's 9 Songs arguably remains the most sexually explicit (non-porn) British movie of all time. It contains several scenes of unsimulated sex between the two leads (Kieran O'Brien ...
Becket also warned a number of others that unless they made amends to him, they too would be excommunicated on 29 May, Ascension Day. [88] In his excommunication, Becket called Foliot "that wolf in sheep's clothing". [89] Although Foliot tried to enlist the help of his fellow bishops in an appeal, they were less than helpful.
Becket or The Honour of God (French: Becket ou l'honneur de Dieu), often shortened to Becket, is a 1959 stage play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170. [ 1 ]
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