Becket

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!

1964 en 148 minutes

Rating: 7.158

Plot

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.

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Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Thomas Becket

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

King Henry II of England

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

King Louis VII of France

Gino Cervi

Gino Cervi

Cardinal Zambelli

Paolo Stoppa

Paolo Stoppa

Pope Alexander III

Donald Wolfit

Donald Wolfit

Bishop Folliot

David Weston

David Weston

Brother John

Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

Empress Matilda

Pamela Brown

Pamela Brown

Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

Baron

Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Gwendolen

Inigo Jackson

Inigo Jackson

Robert de Beaumont

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Archbishop of Canterbury

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Baron

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Baron

John Phillips

John Phillips

Bishop of Winchester

Frank Pettingell

Frank Pettingell

Bishop of York

Véronique Vendell

Véronique Vendell

French Prostitute

Jennifer Hilary

Jennifer Hilary

Peasant's Daughter

David Davenport

David Davenport

Hamilton Dyce

Hamilton Dyce

Bishop of Chichester

Peter Jeffrey

Peter Jeffrey

Baron

Michael Miller

Michael Miller

Baron

Peter Prowse

Peter Prowse

Baron

Jack Taylor

Jack Taylor

Chris Adcock

Chris Adcock

Sergeant (uncredited)

Michael Anthony

Michael Anthony

Courtier (uncredited)

Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey Bayldon

Brother Philip (uncredited)

Garrett Cassell

Garrett Cassell

Man (uncredited)

Dave Clark

Dave Clark

Soldier (uncredited)

George Lane Cooper

George Lane Cooper

Soldier (uncredited)

Ian Cullen

Ian Cullen

Servant (uncredited)

Ivor Dean

Ivor Dean

Monk (uncredited)

Guy Deghy

Guy Deghy

Man (uncredited)

John Doye

John Doye

Priest (uncredited)

Paul Farrell

Paul Farrell

Farmer (uncredited)

Patrick Halpin

Patrick Halpin

Monk (uncredited)

Laurie Heath

Laurie Heath

Boy (uncredited)

Laurence Hepworth

Laurence Hepworth

Bishop (uncredited)

Rose Howlett

Rose Howlett

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Magda Konopka

Magda Konopka

Girl on Balcony (uncredited)

Gerald Lawson

Gerald Lawson

English Peasant (uncredited)

Wilfrid Lawson

Wilfrid Lawson

Old Soldier (uncredited)

Paul Layton

Paul Layton

Boy (uncredited)

Tutte Lemkow

Tutte Lemkow

French Courtier (uncredited)

Linda Marlowe

Linda Marlowe

Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

John Moulder-Brown

John Moulder-Brown

Boy (uncredited)

Patrick Newell

Patrick Newell

William of Corbeil (uncredited)

Riggs O'Hara

Riggs O'Hara

Prince Henry (uncredited)

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Monk (uncredited)

Dido Plumb

Dido Plumb

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Steve Plytas

Steve Plytas

Cardinal (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Robert Rietti

Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)

Alex Scott

Alex Scott

Priest (uncredited)

Terence Soall

Terence Soall

Man (uncredited)

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

French Tailor (uncredited)

Graham Stark

Graham Stark

Pope's Secretary (uncredited)

Fred Stroud

Fred Stroud

Church Guard (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

Royston Tickner

Royston Tickner

Royal Servant (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Fred Wood

Congregation Member (uncredited)

Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

Clement (uncredited)

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