#becket 1964

[medievalandfantasymelee]

THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

QUALIFYING ROUND: 83rd Tilt

King Henry II Plantagenet, Becket (1964) VS. King Henry II Plantagenet, The Lion in Winter (1968)

Propaganda

King Henry II Plantagenet, Becket (1964) Portrayed by: Peter O'Toole

“Peter O'Toole was so hot. Some of the all-time most striking eyes of any actor ever. Also I think it would be funny if two *different* versions of Henry II both played by Peter O'Toole were in the tournament together”

King Henry II Plantagenet, The Lion in Winter (1968) Portrayed by: Peter O'Toole

“His second stint as this eminent king, he exhibits gravitas, anger, joy in equal parts manly hotness. Also, the chemistry with Katharine Hepburn's Eleanor of Aquitaine is off the charts.”

Additional Propaganda Under the Cut

Additional Propaganda

For Henry II (Becket):

For Henry II (The Lion in Winter):

[angevinyaoiz]

Henry II and Thomas Becket

[princesspierpaolo]

becket (1964) dir. peter glenville

[burtonandtaylor]

Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole during the filming of Peter Glenville’s ‘Becket,’ 1963.

[maggiecheungs]

I would have gone to war with all England's might behind me, and even against England's interests, to defend you, Thomas. I would have given away my life laughingly for you. Only I loved you and you didn't love me. That's the difference.

Becket (1964) dir. Peter Glenville

[corpseflwr]

peter o'toole core

[stephantom]

Eleanor: You'd only just found Rosamund. Henry: Not her so damn particularly. I found other women. Eleanor: Countless others. Henry: What's your count?

+ bonus

[its-always-sunny-in-city17]

O'Tooles

[marlocandeea]

It is the story of an impossible friendship between two men: one who loves, or says he loves, the other who doesn't, or says he can't. One tryrannizes but is always rebuffed; the other gives but never yields. [...] The erstwhile dissolute playboy turns into an earnest priest, and the anti-clerical monarch ends lonelier than a monk in an empty palace.

André Aciman in his preface to Becket by J. Anouilh

[lupinedreaming]

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[junk-culture]

becket (1961)

[medievalandfantasymelee]

THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

SECOND ROUND: 4th Tilt

King Henry II Plantagenet, Becket (1964) VS. Èomer, Son of Èomund, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Propaganda

King Henry II Plantagenet, Becket (1964) Portrayed by: Peter O'Toole Defeated Opponents: - Henry II [Peter O’Toole], The Lion in Winter (1968) - Thomas Becket [Richard Burton], Becket (1964)

“Peter O'Toole was so hot. Some of the all-time most striking eyes of any actor ever."

Èomer, Son of Èomund, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) Portrayed by: Karl Urban Defeated Opponents: - Gimli [John Rhys Davies], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) - King Arthur [Sean Connery], First Knight (1995)

“He was always one of my favorite characters from the books and in the movie he is portrayed just as well. He cares for his sister and physically assaults Gríma Wormtongue. Both things are hot. Also, he has to-kill-for eyebrows and a fierceness about him. And I like his voice ;-)”

Additional Propaganda Under the Cut

Additional Propaganda

For Henry II:

For Èomer:

(+ bonus Legolas)

[angevinyaoiz]

Reposting some of my old Becket (1964) fanarts!

bonus:

[princesspierpaolo]

pamela brown as queen eleanor of aquitaine in becket (1964) dir. peter glenville

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[maggiecheungs]

Henry, for all our sakes, think of England and not of your disappointed love for this man... You have an obsession about him, which is unhealthy and unnatural... If Thomas Becket were a faithless woman, you'd behave no differently. Sweet Jesus, tear him out of your heart!

Becket (1964) dir. Peter Glenville