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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 ]
Peter Seamus O'Toole (/ oʊ ˈ t uː l /; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was an English actor.Known for his leading roles on stage and screen, he received several accolades including the Academy Honorary Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.
This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Peter O'Toole.. Peter O'Toole is an Anglo-Irish actor known for his roles on stage and screen. Over his distinguished career he received several accolades including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for eight competitive Academy Awards, a ...
Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Peter Seamus O'Toole (1932 – 2013) was an actor of stage and screen who achieved film stardom in 1962 playing T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia .
Becket: Peter Glenville: 11 March 1964: Henry II: Peter O'Toole as King Henry II [1] Elizabeth the Queen: George Schaefer: 1968: Elizabeth I Judith Anderson as Queen Elizabeth I Television film The Lion in Winter: Anthony Harvey: 30 October 1968: Henry II Peter O'Toole as King Henry II [2] Anne of the Thousand Days: Charles Jarrott: 18 December ...
Peter O'Toole – Becket as Henry II; Peter Sellers – Dr. Strangelove as Group Captain Lionel Mandrake/President Merkin Muffley/Doctor Strangelove; Peter Sellers – The Pink Panther as Inspector Clouseau; Tom Courtenay – King and Country as Private Arthur Hamp
Richard Burton – Becket as Thomas Becket; Peter O'Toole – Becket as King Henry II of England; Anthony Quinn – Zorba the Greek as Alexis Zorba; Peter Sellers – Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb as Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove
Modern works based on the Becket story include: T. S. Eliot's play Murder in the Cathedral, adapted as the opera Assassinio nella cattedrale by Ildebrando Pizzetti; Jean Anouilh's play Becket, where Becket is not a Norman but a Saxon, adapted for the screen in 1964, and starring Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton; and Paul Webb's play Four Nights ...