BECKET (1964)
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Becket
An age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time!
Drama, History
March 11, 1964
English
2h 28m
United States, England
Paramount Pictures
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
Cast & Characters
Richard Burton
Thomas Becket
Peter O'Toole
King Henry II of England
John Gielgud
King Louis VII of France
Gino Cervi
Cardinal Zambelli
Paolo Stoppa
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
Hamilton Dyce
Bishop of Chichester
Peter Jeffrey
Baron
Michael Miller
Baron
Peter Prowse
Baron
Crew
Peter Glenville
Director
Edward Anhalt
Screenplay
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Joseph H. Hazen
Executive Producer