Becket

Becket (1964)

An age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time!

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1964-03-11
  • User Rating: 7.175/10 from 171 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 28min
  • Language: Cymraeg
  • Production Company: Paramount
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Director: Peter Glenville
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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.

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  • Richard Burton

    as Becket / Thomas Becket

  • Peter O'Toole

    as his King / King Henry II

  • John Gielgud

    as King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France

  • Gino Cervi

    as the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli

  • Paolo Stoppa

    as the Pope / Pope Alexander III

  • Donald Wolfit

    as Bishop Folliot

  • David Weston

    as Brother John

  • Martita Hunt

    as Empress Matilda

  • Pamela Brown

    as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

  • Percy Herbert

    as Baron

  • Siân Phillips

    as Gwendolen

  • Inigo Jackson

    as Robert de Beaumont

  • Felix Aylmer

    as Archbishop of Canterbury

  • Niall MacGinnis

    as Baron

  • Christopher Rhodes

    as Baron

  • John Phillips

    as Bishop of Winchester

  • Frank Pettingell

    as Bishop of York

  • Véronique Vendell

    as French Prostitute

  • Jennifer Hilary

    as Peasant's Daughter

  • David Davenport

    as

  • Hamilton Dyce

    as Bishop of Chichester

  • Peter Jeffrey

    as Baron

  • Michael Miller

    as Baron

  • Peter Prowse

    as Baron

  • Jack Taylor

    as

  • Chris Adcock

    as Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Michael Anthony

    as Courtier (uncredited)

  • Geoffrey Bayldon

    as Brother Philip (uncredited)

  • Roy Beck

    as Young French Boy (uncredited)

  • Garrett Cassell

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Dave Clark

    as Soldier (uncredited)

  • George Lane Cooper

    as Soldier (uncredited)

  • Ian Cullen

    as Servant (uncredited)

  • Ivor Dean

    as Monk (uncredited)

  • Guy Deghy

    as Man (uncredited)

  • John Doye

    as Priest (uncredited)

  • Paul Farrell

    as Farmer (uncredited)

  • Patrick Halpin

    as Monk (uncredited)

  • Laurie Heath

    as Boy (uncredited)

  • Laurence Hepworth

    as Bishop (uncredited)

  • Rose Howlett

    as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

  • Magda Konopka

    as Girl on Balcony (uncredited)

  • Gerald Lawson

    as English Peasant (uncredited)

  • Wilfrid Lawson

    as Old Soldier (uncredited)

  • Paul Layton

    as Boy (uncredited)

  • Tutte Lemkow

    as French Courtier (uncredited)

  • Linda Marlowe

    as Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

  • John Moulder-Brown

    as Boy (uncredited)

  • Patrick Newell

    as William of Corbeil (uncredited)

  • Riggs O'Hara

    as Prince Henry (uncredited)

  • Frederick Piper

    as Monk (uncredited)

  • Dido Plumb

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Steve Plytas

    as Cardinal (uncredited)

  • Robert Rietti

    as Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)

  • Alex Scott

    as Priest (uncredited)

  • Terence Soall

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Victor Spinetti

    as French Tailor (uncredited)

  • Graham Stark

    as Pope's Secretary (uncredited)

  • Fred Stroud

    as Church Guard (uncredited)

  • Elizabeth Taylor

    as Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

  • Royston Tickner

    as Royal Servant (uncredited)

  • Fred Wood

    as Congregation Member (uncredited)

  • Edward Woodward

    as Clement (uncredited)
Camera Geoffrey Unsworth Director of Photography
Art Maurice Carter Art Direction
Writing Edward Anhalt Screenplay
Production Joseph H. Hazen Executive Producer
Sound Laurence Rosenthal Original Music Composer
Editing Anne V. Coates Editor
Directing Peter Glenville Director
Crew Lucienne Hill Translator
Production Hal B. Wallis Producer
Art John Bryan Production Design
Writing Jean Anouilh Theatre Play

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