Factual error: At the start of the excommunication scene, the monks are chanting Dies Irae, a thirteenth century Catholic poem, but St. Thomas Becket died in 1170, almost a century before the poem was written.
Becket (1964)
Directed by: Peter Glenville
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi
Thomas a Becket: It is here now, the supreme folly, this is its hour.
King Henry II: Will no-one rid me of this meddlesome priest?
King Henry II: Your body, madam, was a desert that duty forced me to wander in alone. But you have never been a wife to me.
Join the mailing list
Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.