Becket1964

Director: Peter Glenville
Stars: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi, Paolo Stoppa
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 148 minutes

Made in 1964, but set in 12th-century England, this is the fact-based story of Henry II (Peter O'Toole) and his dear friend, the Archbishop of Canterbury (Richard Burton). When the king appoints his former drinking buddy to the high religious office… more »

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King Henry II:
Am I the strongest or am I not?

Thomas a Becket:
You are today, but one must never drive one's enemy to despair; it makes him strong. Gentleness is better politics, it saps virility. A good occupational force must never crush. It must corrupt.

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ralfie_d
IT’S NOT TRUE AT ALL that “one must never drive one's enemy to despair” or that “a good occupational force must never crush.It must corrupt”!THOSE ARE NONSENSES!On the contrary,THERE ARE PLENTY OF CASES IN HISTORY when ONE MUST DRIVE ONE’S ENEMY TO DESPAIR AND ELIMINATE THAT ENEMY!Also,a good occupational force MUST CRUSH A LOT OF TIMES!Corruption IT’S NOT THAT EFFICIENT or IS NOT EFFICIENT AT ALL IN MANY CASES,especially in the long term!A CRUSHED ENEMY IS TERMINATED and THAT’S IT!IT’S VERY OBVIOUS that who wrote such replies for this movie,DIDN’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HISTORY! more »
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