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Becket

Mar 11, 1964
2h 28m
★ 7.1

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.

Genres

Drama
History

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
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Cast

Richard Burton

Thomas Becket

Richard Burton

Peter O'Toole

King Henry II of England

Peter O'Toole

John Gielgud

King Louis VII of France

John Gielgud

Gino Cervi

Cardinal Zambelli

Gino Cervi

Paolo Stoppa

Pope Alexander III

Paolo Stoppa

Donald Wolfit

Bishop Folliot

Donald Wolfit

David Weston

Brother John

David Weston

Martita Hunt

Empress Matilda

Martita Hunt

Pamela Brown

Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Pamela Brown

Percy Herbert

Baron

Percy Herbert

Siân Phillips

Gwendolen

Siân Phillips

Inigo Jackson

Robert de Beaumont

Inigo Jackson

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