Becket

Becket
1964DramaHistory148 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 ... read more

  • Peter Glenville

    Director

  • Edward Anhalt

    Screenplay

  • Jean Anouilh

    Theatre Play

  • Geoffrey Unsworth

    Director of Photography

  • Anne V. Coates

    Editor

  • Richard Burton

    Becket / Thomas Becket

  • Peter O'Toole

    his King / King Henry II

  • John Gielgud

    King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France

  • Gino Cervi

    the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli

  • Paolo Stoppa

    the Pope / Pope Alexander III

  • Donald Wolfit

    Bishop Folliot

  • David Weston

    Brother John

  • Martita Hunt

    Empress Matilda

  • Pamela Brown

    Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

  • Percy Herbert

    Baron

  • Siân Phillips

    Gwendolen

  • Inigo Jackson

    Robert de Beaumont

  • Felix Aylmer

    Archbishop of Canterbury

  • Niall MacGinnis

    Baron

  • Christopher Rhodes

    Baron

  • John Phillips

    Bishop of Winchester

  • Frank Pettingell

    Bishop of York

  • Véronique Vendell

    French Prostitute

  • Jennifer Hilary

    Peasant's Daughter

  • David Davenport

  • Hamilton Dyce

    Bishop of Chichester

  • Peter Jeffrey

    Baron

  • Michael Miller

    Baron

  • Peter Prowse

    Baron

  • Jack Taylor

  • Chris Adcock

    Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Michael Anthony

    Courtier (uncredited)

  • Geoffrey Bayldon

    Brother Philip (uncredited)

  • Roy Beck

    Young French Boy (uncredited)

  • Garrett Cassell

    Man (uncredited)

  • Dave Clark

    Soldier (uncredited)

  • George Lane Cooper

    Soldier (uncredited)

  • Ian Cullen

    Servant (uncredited)

  • Ivor Dean

    Monk (uncredited)

  • Guy Deghy

    Man (uncredited)

  • John Doye

    Priest (uncredited)

  • Paul Farrell

    Farmer (uncredited)

  • Patrick Halpin

    Monk (uncredited)

  • Laurie Heath

    Boy (uncredited)

  • Laurence Hepworth

    Bishop (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    148 minutes

    Released

    1964-03-11

    Languages

    Cymraeg

    English

    Latin

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    United States of America

    Studios

    Paramount

    Keep Films

    Sound

  • Laurence Rosenthal

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    345 days ago

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