Becket

Becket

148 mins | Drama, History | March 11, 1964

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

148 mins | Drama, History | March 11, 1964

Becket
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Paramount, Keep Films
Original title Becket
Directors Peter Glenville
Writers Jean Anouilh, Edward Anhalt

Cast

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

John Phillips

as Bishop of Winchester

Frank Pettingell

as Bishop of York

Véronique Vendell

as French Prostitute

Jennifer Hilary

as Peasant's Daughter

Hamilton Dyce

as Bishop of Chichester

Peter Jeffrey

as Baron

Michael Miller

as Baron

Peter Prowse

as Baron

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)