Becket
1964 · 2 hr 28 min
PG-137.887%76%72%
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.
Cast of Becket
Richard BurtonBecket / Thomas Becket
Peter O'Toolehis King / King Henry II
John GielgudKing Louis of France / King Louis VII of France
Gino Cervithe Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli
Paolo Stoppathe Pope / Pope Alexander III
Donald WolfitBishop Folliot
David WestonBrother John
Martita HuntEmpress Matilda
Pamela BrownQueen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Percy HerbertBaron
Siân PhillipsGwendolen
Felix AylmerArchbishop of Canterbury
Niall MacGinnisBaron
Christopher RhodesBaron
John PhillipsBishop of Winchester
Elizabeth TaylorVillage Extra with Blonde Wig (uncredited)
Magda KonopkaGirl on Balcony
Inigo JacksonRobert de Beaumont
Frank PettingellBishop of York
Véronique VendellFrench prostitute (as Veronique Vendell)
Jennifer HilaryPeasant's Daughter
Hamilton DyceBishop of Chichester
Peter JeffreyBaron
Michael MillerBaron
Peter ProwseBaron
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