Becket (1964)

PG-1303/11/1964Drama, History2h 28m
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An age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Richard Burton

    Thomas Becket

  2. Cast 1

    Peter O'Toole

    King Henry II of England

  3. Cast 1

    John Gielgud

    King Louis VII of France

  4. Cast 1

    Gino Cervi

    Cardinal Zambelli

  5. Cast 1

    Paolo Stoppa

    Pope Alexander III

  6. Cast 1

    Donald Wolfit

    Bishop Folliot

  7. Cast 1

    David Weston

    Brother John

  8. Cast 1

    Martita Hunt

    Empress Matilda

  9. Cast 1

    Pamela Brown

    Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Here's my royal foot on your royal buttocks! King Henry II of England has grown tired of the interference of the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he senses an opportunity to gain the upper hand. Much to the church, and Thomas Becket's surprise, he appoints his great friend Thomas to the highly important position. What Henry hadn't bargained for was that Becket takes the role very serious indeed and serves God to the full, so where once there was great friendship between the two men, there is now an uneasy feud. Based on the Jean Anouilh play, Becket is as near a technical...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $9,100,000.00

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