Poster for Becket

Becket

1964, drama, history

148 minutes

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...

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Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Becket / Thomas Becket

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

His King / King Henry II

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France

Gino Cervi

Gino Cervi

The Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli

Paolo Stoppa

Paolo Stoppa

The Pope / Pope Alexander III

Donald Wolfit

Bishop Folliot

David Weston

Brother John

Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

Empress Matilda

Pamela Brown

Pamela Brown

Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Gwendolen

Inigo Jackson

Robert de Beaumont

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Archbishop of Canterbury

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

Hamilton Dyce

Hamilton Dyce

Bishop of Chichester

Peter Prowse

Baron

Chris Adcock

Sergeant (uncredited)

michael anthony

Courtier (uncredited)

Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey Bayldon

Brother Philip (uncredited)

Roy Beck

Young French Boy (uncredited)

Garrett Cassell

Man (uncredited)

Dave Clark

Soldier (uncredited)

George Lane Cooper

Soldier (uncredited)

Ian Cullen

Servant (uncredited)

Ivor Dean

Ivor Dean

Monk (uncredited)

Guy Deghy

Man (uncredited)

John Doye

Priest (uncredited)

Paul Farrell

Paul Farrell

Farmer (uncredited)

Patrick Halpin

Monk (uncredited)

Laurie Heath

Boy (uncredited)

Laurence Hepworth

Bishop (uncredited)

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

Boy (uncredited)

Tutte Lemkow

Tutte Lemkow

French Courtier (uncredited)

Linda Marlowe

Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

John Moulder-Brown

Boy (uncredited)

Patrick Newell

William of Corbeil (uncredited)

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 Rietty

Robert Rietty

Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)

Alex Scott

Alex Scott

Priest (uncredited)

Terence Soall

Man (uncredited)

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

French Tailor (uncredited)

Graham Stark

Graham Stark

Pope's Secretary (uncredited)

Fred Stroud

Church Guard (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

Royston Tickner

Royal Servant (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Fred Wood

Congregation Member (uncredited)

Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

Clement (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Maurice Carter

Art direction

John Bryan

John Bryan

Production design

Camera

Crew

Directing

Peter Glenville

Director

Editing

Production

Joseph H. Hazen

Executive producer

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. Wallis

Producer

Sound

Laurence Rosenthal

Laurence Rosenthal

Original music composer

Writing

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