Becket (1964)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Becket |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer |
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| Screenplay | |
| Original work |
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| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1964-10-26 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer |
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| 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. | ||
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| Paramount Film Service | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Paramount | 1964 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 102389 |
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| 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) |
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| 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
Release dates
| First showing | 1964-03 | London | United Kingdom | 149 min | ||
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| Release in Sweden | 1964-10-26 | Röda Kvarn | Stockholm | Sweden | 147 min | |
| TV showing | 1970-08-27 | TV2 | Sweden | 142 min | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2007-11-02 | |||||
| 2007-11-13 |
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 | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 4023 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 7 |
| Slides | 1 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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