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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.

1964 |2h 28m |  Drama, History

Videos

Cast

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Richard Burton

Becket / Thomas Becket

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Peter O'Toole

his King / King Henry II

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John Gielgud

King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France

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Gino Cervi

the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli

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Paolo Stoppa

the Pope / Pope Alexander III

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Donald Wolfit

Bishop Folliot

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David Weston

Brother John

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Martita Hunt

Empress Matilda

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Pamela Brown

Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Percy Herbert

Baron

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Siân Phillips

Gwendolen

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Felix Aylmer

Archbishop of Canterbury

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Niall MacGinnis

Baron

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Christopher Rhodes

Baron

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John Phillips

Bishop of Winchester

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Frank Pettingell

Bishop of York

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Véronique Vendell

French Prostitute

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Jennifer Hilary

Peasant's Daughter

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Hamilton Dyce

Bishop of Chichester

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Peter Jeffrey

Baron

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Geoffrey Bayldon

Brother Philip (uncredited)

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Roy Beck

Young French Boy (uncredited)

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Dave Clark

Soldier (uncredited)

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Guy Deghy

Man (uncredited)

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Paul Farrell

Farmer (uncredited)

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Magda Konopka

Girl on Balcony (uncredited)

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Wilfrid Lawson

Old Soldier (uncredited)

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Tutte Lemkow

French Courtier (uncredited)

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Linda Marlowe

Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

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John Moulder-Brown

Boy (uncredited)

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Patrick Newell

William of Corbeil (uncredited)

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Frederick Piper

Monk (uncredited)

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Dido Plumb

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Steve Plytas

Cardinal (uncredited)

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Robert Rietti

Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)

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Alex Scott

Priest (uncredited)

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Victor Spinetti

French Tailor (uncredited)

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Graham Stark

Pope's Secretary (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Taylor

Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

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Royston Tickner

Royal Servant (uncredited)

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Edward Woodward

Clement (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Welsh, English, Latin

Budget

-

Revenue

$9,100,000.00