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By Rod J (8) on 19 Jun 2008

Too one sided for a classic and it hasn't aged well. Not even close to Lion in Winter…

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By Vig S (98) on 19 Jun 2008

Peter O'Toole's as delightfully melodramatic as ever he was in his older films, which actually works really well for his role as King Henry…

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By Marissa B (57) on 18 Jun 2008

Though Lion in Winter will always be the most masterful depiction of Henry II, this is a well-crafted movie…

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By Leif S (63) on 14 Jun 2008

One of those wonderful play-turned-movie deals one seldom sees anymore…

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By John B (4,244) on 12 Jun 2008

Beautiful! Only the English know how to create a great historical drama and they faceoff between Burton and O'Toole is fabulous…

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By Thérèse F (260) on 02 Jun 2008

To see peter sellers in this role while he is playing the pope on the series THE TUDORS... is quite CRAZY!!! Talk about role reversal…

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By Duncan W (53) on 21 May 2008

Fantastic performances all round and eve if it isn't entirely historically accurate (what film is?) it makes up for it in style :)…

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By Sean M (1,168) on 14 May 2008

A dreadful representation of history (Becket was indeed a Norman, not a Saxon) but a great study of a friendship gone terribly wrong, it is…

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By Private U (13,627) on 08 May 2008

Well done drama based on a true story of a Saint who defended Holy Mother the Church…

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By Jennifer R (652) on 01 May 2008

I thought it was going to be good since there were two actors that I knew staring in it and it was up for all kind of awards, but it wasn't,…

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By David B (3,254) on 24 Apr 2008

I saw this film on the big screen and thoroughly enjoyed the pictorial nature of the film…

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By Matt L (1,239) on 23 Apr 2008

Enjoyable look at an important bit of British history…

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By Anne F (623) on 20 Apr 2008

Peter O'Toole was absolutely stunning in this film - Richard Burton and John Gielgud were pretty good too, but I feel that O'Toole was just…

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 15 Apr 2008

Classic Peter O Tool is the only one who can be Henry II Plantangent…

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By Sanity Assassin ! (607) on 15 Apr 2008

A fantastic movie with two excellent performances by the leads, with much wit and chicanery in the script, but just a bit too clever for the…

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By Edith N (976) on 14 Apr 2008

This is an excellent film…

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By Benedict W (6) on 10 Apr 2008

Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest…

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By Charlie R (148) on 28 Mar 2008

Great for anyone interested in a good Bromantic Tragedy. Not sure it was meant to be funny. But it was…

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 22 Mar 2008

I finally saw this film and loved every moment of it…

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By Spencer R (83) on 19 Mar 2008

Richard Burton was magnificent, as he always is, in this film. Overall a truly enjoyably intellectual film…

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