Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "Becket is my enemy. But in the human balance, traitor that he is and naked as his mother made him, he's worth a hundred of you, madam, with your crown and your jewels and your august uncle, the Emperor, into the bargain. I'm forced to fight him now and crush him, but at least he gave me with open hands everything that is at all good in me. And you have never given me anything but your carping mediocrity and your everlasting obsession with your puny little person and what you thought was due to it. That is why I forbid you to smile while Becket is being destroyed."King Henry II faces off against Archbishop Thomas Becket in this adaptation of Jean Anoulih's play. Will no one rid us of these troublesome historical inaccuracies? ** Originally Recorded Oct 29th 2023** On YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=4DsReM_sKKWQ6JTton Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommaterLike, Subscribe and Comment. If you're on Apple Podcasts consider taking a minute to write us a review.

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