Becket

Name: Becket
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1964
Duration: 148 min
Rating: 7.163

1964 · 148 min

Drama · History

★ 7.2

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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.

Crew

Director Peter Glenville
Screenplay Edward Anhalt
Director of Photography Geoffrey Unsworth

Cast

Richard Burton
Thomas Becket
Peter O'Toole
King Henry II of England
John Gielgud
King Louis VII of France
Gino Cervi
Cardinal Zambelli
Paolo Stoppa
Pope Alexander III
Donald Wolfit
Bishop Folliot
David Weston
Brother John
Martita Hunt
Empress Matilda
Pamela Brown
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Percy Herbert
Baron
Siân Phillips
Gwendolen
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Inigo Jackson
Robert de Beaumont

Crew

Director — Peter Glenville
Screenplay — Edward Anhalt
Director of Photography — Geoffrey Unsworth

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