Oscar-winning scribe William Monahan (The Departed) has signed on to write/direct an adaptation of the 1959 Jean Anouilh play, Becket. Calling the project "an adaptation, or re-invigoration, of an ...

There’s not a dull moment in the unstoppable three hours of Jean Anouilh’s 1959 epic “Becket” (on which the stirring 1964 film with Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton was based). A fine revival by ...

“Becket,” producer Hal Wallis’ opulently entertaining film of Jean Anouilh’s play, is the tale of a wild and woolly British king and his God-intoxicated buddy, whom he unwisely appoints archbishop of ...

The Academy Film Archive ran into a bit of unexpected trouble restoring the 1964 film “Becket.” “Becket,” based on the Jean Anouilh play, stars Richard Burton as Thomas a Becket and Peter O’Toole as ...

Never before available on DVD, the Burton-O’Toole classic Becket at last gets its due. This week’s DVD release follows a laborious 2003 restoration and a limited theatrical re-release earlier this ...

More than 40 years after a dazzling first run that earned a dozen Academy Award nominations, “Becket” is back on the big screen and just in time to cast a fascinating light on this year’s Oscar race.

“Becket” showcases a brilliant Burton and O’Toole|More than 40 years after a dazzling first run that earned a dozen Academy Award nominations, “Becket” is back on the big screen. A fluke of scheduling ...

No movie around boasts richer peformances or wittier dialogue or a more turbulent and touching core relationship than the 1964 costume drama Becket – and you’ll never see it in better circumstances ...