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Peter Glenville - what members say


  • Becket
  • Becket review by stuartlala from Aylesbury
    Rated - 4 stars Excellent Becket 21 May 2007
    ...fort to bring to screen the comedy and tragedy of St. Thomas à Becket, director Peter Glenville offers a spectacular portrayal of this timeless story. The wonderful acting and...  

Peter Glenville - filmography


  • Becket on DVD (1964)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Richard Burton,  Donald Wolfit
    Director: Peter Glenville
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A historical costume drama of the grandest order, "Becket" is the true story of the friendship between King Henry II and Thomas à Becket, a royal courtier and confidant whom Henry appoints as Archbishop of Canterbury. Once proposed for the office, Becket immediately perceives what the King does not:..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 608 members
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  • The Prisoner on DVD (1955)
    Starring: Alec Guinness,  Jack Hawkins
    Director: Peter Glenville
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In a nameless totalitarian nation teeming with social unrest, a clergyman (Alec Guiness) is jailed on a trumped-up charge of treason. A government worker (Jack Hawkins) interrogates the inmate, eventually, goading the priest into admitting several crimes. After his confessions are made public, the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 112 members
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Peter Glenville facts

5 most recent films

Becket - 3.5 stars
The Prisoner - 3.0 stars
Stewart Granger Collection - Madonna Of The Seven Moons - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Becket - 3.5 stars
The Prisoner - 3.0 stars
Stewart Granger Collection - Madonna Of The Seven Moons - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Stewart Granger Collection - Madonna Of The Seven Moons - 3.0 stars
The Prisoner - 3.0 stars
Becket - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jack Hawkins - 1 times - show films
Peter O'Toole - 1 times - show films
Alec Guinness - 1 times - show films
Donald Wolfit - 1 times - show films
Stewart Granger - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Arthur Crabtree - 1 times - show films
Anthony Asquith - 1 times - show films
Leslie Arlis - 1 times - show films