The Academy Film Archive ran into a bit of unexpected trouble restoring the 1964 film “Becket.” “Becket,” based on the Jean Anouilh play, stars Richard Burton as Thomas a Becket and Peter O’Toole as ...

Oscar-winning scribe William Monahan (The Departed) has signed on to write/direct an adaptation of the 1959 Jean Anouilh play, Becket. Calling the project "an adaptation, or re-invigoration, of an ...

Thanks to the wonders of restoration, Peter O'Toole swaggers once again across the screen: a handsome, impetuous king, ruled by brash impulse and his tempestuous affection for Thomas à Becket. The ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The conflict between King Henry II and Thomas Becket is aiming for the big screen again. Indie producer Smuggler Films has acquired live stage and film rights to ...