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
King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.
Cast
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Richard BurtonBecket / Thomas Becket
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Peter O'Toolehis King / King Henry II
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John GielgudKing Louis of France / King Louis VII of France
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Gino Cervithe Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli
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Paolo Stoppathe Pope / Pope 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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