Becket (1964)

United Kingdom et al., 165 min
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Basic facts

Original title Becket
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • United Kingdom
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1964-10-26

Cast

Richard Burton
Becket

Peter O'Toole
Henrik II

Donald Wolfit
biskop Folliot

John Gielgud
Louis VII

Martita Hunt
drottning Matilda

Pamela Brown
drottning Eleanor

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Titles

Original title
  • Becket
Swedish release title
  • Becket

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor

Cast

Richard Burton Becket
Peter O'Toole Henrik II
Donald Wolfit biskop Folliot
John Gielgud Louis VII
Martita Hunt drottning Matilda
Pamela Brown drottning Eleanor
Siân Phillips Gwendolen
Paolo Stoppa påven Alexander III
Gino Cervi kardinal Zembelli
David Weston broder John
Percy Herbert baron
Niall MacGinnis baron
Christopher Rhodes baron
Peter Jeffrey baron
Michael Miller baron
Peter Prowse baron
Felix Aylmer ärkebiskopen av Canterbury
John Phillips biskopen av Winchester
Frank Pettingell biskopen av York
Hamilton Dyce biskopen av Chichester
Inigo Jackson hertigen av Leicester
Paul Farrell farmaren
Rose Howlett hans fru
Linda Marlow hans dotter
Gerald Lawson den gamle bonden
Jennifer Hilary hans dotter
Veronique Vendell fransyskan
Wilfrid Lawson den gamle soldaten
Graham Stark påvens sekreterare
Edward Woodward Clement
Tutte Lemkow hovman II
Michael Anthony hovman III
Patrick Newall Corbeil
Victor Spinetti den franske skräddaren
Geoffrey Bayldon broder Philip
Riggs O'Hara prins Henry

Companies

Production Company Keep Films Ltd.
Paramount Film Service
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Film AB Paramount 1964

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 102389
Date 1964-09-28
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 4045 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 460, 520, 530, 480, 510, 510, 465, 570.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (Panavision)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 165 min


Original work

Original title Becket, ou l'honneur de Dieu (Play)
Author Jean Anouilh


Release dates

First showing 1964-03 London United Kingdom 149 min
Release in Sweden 1964-10-26 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 147 min
TV showing 1970-08-27 TV2 Sweden 142 min
Cinematheque screening 1983-06-02 Sweden
1983-06-08 Sweden
2007-11-02 Sture Stockholm Sweden
2007-11-13 Sture Stockholm Sweden
Censurbeslut 2014-03-13
2014-03-14

Related films

Precious Images (1986) Becket (1964)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 4023


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints 7
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides 1
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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