Becket is a 1964 film adaptation of the play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Peter Glenville and produced by Hal B. Wallis with Joseph H. Hazen as executive producer. The screenplay was written by Edward Anhalt based on Anouilh's play. The music score was by Laurence Rosenthal, the cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth and the editing by Anne V. Coates. The film stars Richard Burton as Thomas Becket and Peter O'Toole as King Henry II, with John Gielgud as King Louis VII, Donald Wolfit as Gilbert... Foliot, Paolo Stoppa as Pope Alexander III, Martita Hunt as Empress Matilda, Pamela Brown as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, Siân Phillips, Felix Aylmer, Gino Cervi, David Weston, and Wilfrid Lawson. Newly restored prints of Becket were re-released in 30 theaters in the U.S. in early 2007, following an extensive restoration from the film's YCM separation protection masters. The film was released on DVD by MPI Home Video in May, 2007 and on Blu-ray Disc in Nov 2008. The new film prints carry a Dolby Digital soundtrack.
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| Release date: | March 11, 1964 |
| Directed by: | Peter Glenville |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 148 Minutes |
| Producer: | Hal B. Wallis |
| Editor: | Anne V. Coates |
| Music by: | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Cinematography: | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Screenplay by: | Edward Anhalt |
| Estimated budget: | $3,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Becket |
| Genre: | Biography |