The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 changed the course of history. Becket was one of the most powerful figures of his time, serving as Chancellor of England and Keeper of the Lions' Seal, and later as Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England.
Film "Becket" 1964
Becket is a 1964 British historical drama film about the historic, tumultuous relationship between Henry II of England and his friend-turned-bishop Thomas Becket. It is a dramatic film adaptation of the 1959 play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions and released by Paramount Pictures.
The film stars Richard Burton as Thomas Becket and Peter O'Toole as King Henry II of England, with John Gielgud as King Louis VII of France, Donald Wolfit as Bishop of London Gilbert Foliot, Paolo Stoppa as Pope Alexander III, Martita Hunt as Empress Matilda, Pamela Brown as Queen Eleanor, Siân Phillips, Felix Aylmer, Gino Cervi, David Weston and Wilfrid Lawson.
Deus in Adjutorium Meum Intende
In this film sequence, Archbishop Thomas intones: Deus in Adjutorium Meum Intende, with the response: “Domine ad adjuvandum me festina”, respectively, "O God, come to my assistance" and "O LORD, make haste to help me" - the first verse of the sixty-ninth Psalm.
