Becket
An age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time!
1964-03-11 | 148 minutes
Plot Summary
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
Cast
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Richard BurtonThomas Becket
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Peter O'TooleKing Henry II of England
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John GielgudKing Louis VII of France
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Gino CerviCardinal Zambelli
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Paolo StoppaPope Alexander III
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Donald WolfitBishop Folliot
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David WestonBrother John
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Martita HuntEmpress Matilda
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Pamela BrownQueen Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Percy HerbertBaron
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Siân PhillipsGwendolen
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Felix AylmerArchbishop of Canterbury
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Niall MacGinnisBaron
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Christopher RhodesBaron
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John PhillipsBishop of Winchester
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Frank PettingellBishop of York
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Véronique VendellFrench Prostitute
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Jennifer HilaryPeasant's Daughter
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