Becket (1964)

Name: Becket
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1964-03-11
Duration: 148 min
Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi, Paolo Stoppa

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

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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Released 1964-03-11 · 148 min · Drama, History

Directed by Peter Glenville

Cast

Richard Burton as Thomas Becket
Peter O'Toole as King Henry II of England
John Gielgud as King Louis VII of France
Gino Cervi as Cardinal Zambelli
Paolo Stoppa as 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