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351:'s biography of Laurence Olivier, Anthony Quinn was dismayed and angry when he read that Olivier was getting better reviews for his performance as Henry than Quinn had got, claiming that he would never have left the production if he had known that was going to happen. (After Olivier's death Quinn displayed extreme animosity towards the actor in his second autobiography.) Even so, it was Quinn who was nominated for a 256:
The play is a re-enactment of the conflicts between King Henry II and Thomas Becket as the latter (Henry's best friend) ascends to power, becoming the king's enemy. Becket begins as a clever, but hedonistic, companion; as a result of being created Archbishop of Canterbury, he is transformed into an
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In the introduction to the play, Anouilh explained that he based it on a chapter of an old book he had bought because its green binding looked good on his shelves. He and his wife read the 30 pages about Thomas Becket, and she urged him to write a play about Thomas. He did so, finishing the first
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Anouilh wanted to capture a personality clash within a theatre troupe he worked with, but couldn't find a way to frame the conflict on stage until he visited Canterbury. "He read about five sentences giving a brief outline of what happened, and said" ... "I've got the plot. And that's all the
548:- as is depicted in the play and as happened in historical fact - the film's dispute between Becket and Henry II centers on the assassination of an accused priest by the henchmen of Lord Gilbert, a nobleman and friend of King Henry, and Becket's excommunication of Gilbert as a result. 340:. It was wrongly believed that during the run Quinn and Olivier switched roles, with Quinn playing Becket to Olivier's King. In fact, Quinn left the production to work on a film, and director Glenville suggested a road tour with Olivier as Henry. Olivier happily acceded, and 568:. He visited Canterbury and decided the Becket story would be a good vehicle. Philipe and Ivernel were cast as Becket and Henry respectively for the Paris première of the play, but Philipe died before rehearsals were completed. 221:
part in only 15 days. It was not until he showed the finished play to a friend that he found out the old book he had based it on was historically incorrect in certain important aspects. Having built his play on Becket being
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relates his meeting with Anouilh in Paris a few years before the film was made because he was being considered for the play. Anouilh told him that he had been looking for an idea based on a rift in the leftist
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The film introduced a somewhat fictionalized plot element not in the original play. Rather than the main conflict between Becket and the King revolving around the
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Aspects of the content that can safely be considered true are the conflicts between England and France, church and state, and the outline biography of Becket.
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Ultimately, Becket is slaughtered by several of the king's nobles; and lastly we find the king thrust into penance for the episcopicide.
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Thomas Becket was a Norman, just like Henry II. Writer Jean Anouilh knew this, but he thought Norman-Saxon tensions made a good story.
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leading to Becket's assassination in 1170. It contains many historical inaccuracies, which the author acknowledged.
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in Old Norman), Anouilh could not recast the play to accord with historical facts, so he decided to let it stand.
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took on the role of Becket, with Olivier playing Henry, both for the tour and a brief return to Broadway.
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Anouilh's interpretation of the historical story, though often ironic, is more straightforward than
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ascetic who does his best to preserve the rights of the church against the king's power.
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The first Broadway production premiered on 5 October 1960 at the
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The Twelve Seasons of the Edinburgh Gateway Company, 1953 - 1965
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Ukemi Productions has adapted the work into a radio play for
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In 1964 the play was made into a successful film, starring
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The play was first performed in the original French at the
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in 1960. The original Parisian production was directed by
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as King Henry II. The production was nominated for five
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before rehearsals began in order to take the lead in
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research he did. Hence, many, many factual errors."
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Index

Becket (disambiguation)
Jean Anouilh
Theatre Montparnasse
French
Becket controversy
Historical drama
French
stage play
French
Jean Anouilh
conflict
Thomas Becket
Henry II of England
T. S. Eliot
Murder in the Cathedral
Saxon
Norman
Caen
Théâtre Montparnasse
Paris
1959
Broadway
Roland Piétri
Bruno Cremer
Daniel Ivernel
St. James Theatre
David Merrick
Peter Glenville
Laurence Olivier
Anthony Quinn

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