Becket

Becket

1964
2h 28min

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.

Becket

Storyline

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.
    Released
    11 March 1964
    Runtime
    2h 28min
    Director
    Revenue
    $9,100,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Paramount Pictures, Keep Films
Cast
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Becket / Thomas Becket
Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole
his King / King Henry II
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France
Gino Cervi
Gino Cervi
the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa
the Pope / Pope Alexander III
Donald Wolfit
Donald Wolfit
Bishop Folliot
David Weston
David Weston
Brother John
Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt
Empress Matilda
Pamela Brown
Pamela Brown
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Percy Herbert
Percy Herbert
Baron
Siân Phillips
Siân Phillips
Gwendolen
Inigo Jackson
Robert de Beaumont
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Archbishop of Canterbury
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis
Baron
Christopher Rhodes
Christopher Rhodes
Baron
John Phillips
John Phillips
Bishop of Winchester
Frank Pettingell
Frank Pettingell
Bishop of York
Véronique Vendell
Véronique Vendell
French Prostitute
Jennifer Hilary
Jennifer Hilary
Peasant's Daughter
David Davenport
Acting
Hamilton Dyce
Hamilton Dyce
Bishop of Chichester
Peter Jeffrey
Peter Jeffrey
Baron
Michael Miller
Baron
Peter Prowse
Baron
Jack Taylor
Acting
Chris Adcock
Sergeant (uncredited)
Michael Anthony
Courtier (uncredited)
Geoffrey Bayldon
Geoffrey Bayldon
Brother Philip (uncredited)
Roy Beck
Roy Beck
Young French Boy (uncredited)
Garrett Cassell
Man (uncredited)
Dave Clark
Dave Clark
Soldier (uncredited)
George Lane Cooper
Soldier (uncredited)
Ian Cullen
Servant (uncredited)
Ivor Dean
Ivor Dean
Monk (uncredited)
Guy Deghy
Guy Deghy
Man (uncredited)
John Doye
Priest (uncredited)
Paul Farrell
Paul Farrell
Farmer (uncredited)
Patrick Halpin
Monk (uncredited)
Laurie Heath
Boy (uncredited)
Laurence Hepworth
Bishop (uncredited)
Rose Howlett
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Magda Konopka
Magda Konopka
Girl on Balcony (uncredited)
Gerald Lawson
English Peasant (uncredited)
Wilfrid Lawson
Wilfrid Lawson
Old Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Layton
Boy (uncredited)
Tutte Lemkow
Tutte Lemkow
French Courtier (uncredited)
Linda Marlowe
Linda Marlowe
Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)
John Moulder-Brown
John Moulder-Brown
Boy (uncredited)
Patrick Newell
Patrick Newell
William of Corbeil (uncredited)
Riggs O'Hara
Prince Henry (uncredited)
Frederick Piper
Frederick Piper
Monk (uncredited)
Dido Plumb
Dido Plumb
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Steve Plytas
Steve Plytas
Cardinal (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Robert Rietti
Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)
Alex Scott
Alex Scott
Priest (uncredited)
Terence Soall
Man (uncredited)
Victor Spinetti
Victor Spinetti
French Tailor (uncredited)
Graham Stark
Graham Stark
Pope's Secretary (uncredited)
Fred Stroud
Church Guard (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)
Royston Tickner
Royston Tickner
Royal Servant (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Congregation Member (uncredited)
Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward
Clement (uncredited)
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