Becket (Original Film Pressbook)
- Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1964
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1964. Original Pressbook for the 1964 film. Unique for a pressbook, with a folding front page and a coloring contest (to have been used as a herald by distributors).
Based on Jean Anouilh's 1959 play. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Screenplay, and nominated for 11 more, including Best Picture, Best Director, and twice for Best Actor. It would be the first of two times O'Toole was nominated for portraying Henry II, the other being in 1968 for "The Lion in Winter."
18 pages, saddle-stapled, 12.25 x 15 inches. Rust to the staples, else Near Fine.
Based on Jean Anouilh's 1959 play. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Screenplay, and nominated for 11 more, including Best Picture, Best Director, and twice for Best Actor. It would be the first of two times O'Toole was nominated for portraying Henry II, the other being in 1968 for "The Lion in Winter."
18 pages, saddle-stapled, 12.25 x 15 inches. Rust to the staples, else Near Fine.
Details
Title
Becket (Original Film Pressbook)
Author
Peter Glenville (director); Jean Anouilh (play); Edward Anhalt (screenwriter); Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi (starring)
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Paramount Pictures: Hollywood
Date
1964