Released in 1964
Genre- Drama, History
10/10
Main Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O’ Toole
Screenplay: Edward Anhalt
Direction- Peter Glenville
Editing- Anne V. Coates

Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton in Becket (1964)
Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

BRIEF INTRODUCTION Based on a play by Jean Anouilh, a story about divine friendship, which eventually turns into animosity after a conflict of thoughts and interests.
TRUE BRILLIANCE One of the most amazing and visually engaging films that I have seen so far. For the first time, two immensely talented and important Shakespearean actors together, Burton and O’Toole, both from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), London. Story-wise, performance-wise, design-wise, and direction-wise, in every aspect, the film managed to amaze me. It was nominated for 12 Academy Awards (37th Oscars, 1965), and won in the category of the Best Screenplay. It was also nominated for several categories in BAFTAs (1965) and The Golden Globe awards (1965) and won a number of them.
P.S. This film inspired a 70s Indian classic too, which also starred two of the biggest actors and stars of Indian Cinema.

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Naman Khare

Hi, this is Naman Khare, an engineer by education but a film enthusiast at heart. This blog is about my experiences and journey with cinema.