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Becket

1964

2h 28m

7.10

Drama, History

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.

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

Felix Aylmer

Archbishop of Canterbury

Niall MacGinnis

Baron

Christopher Rhodes

Baron

John Phillips

Bishop of Winchester

Frank Pettingell

Bishop of York

Véronique Vendell

French Prostitute

Jennifer Hilary

Peasant's Daughter

Hamilton Dyce

Bishop of Chichester

Peter Jeffrey

Baron

Geoffrey Bayldon

Brother Philip (uncredited)

Roy Beck

Young French Boy (uncredited)

Dave Clark

Soldier (uncredited)

Guy Deghy

Man (uncredited)

Paul Farrell

Farmer (uncredited)

Magda Konopka

Girl on Balcony (uncredited)

Wilfrid Lawson

Old Soldier (uncredited)

Tutte Lemkow

French Courtier (uncredited)

Linda Marlowe

Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

John Moulder-Brown

Boy (uncredited)

Patrick Newell

William of Corbeil (uncredited)

Frederick Piper

Monk (uncredited)

Dido Plumb

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Steve Plytas

Cardinal (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)

Alex Scott

Priest (uncredited)

Victor Spinetti

French Tailor (uncredited)

Graham Stark

Pope's Secretary (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor

Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

Royston Tickner

Royal Servant (uncredited)

Edward Woodward

Clement (uncredited)

Inigo Jackson

Robert de Beaumont

David Davenport

Michael Miller

Baron

Peter Prowse

Baron

Jack Taylor

Chris Adcock

Sergeant (uncredited)

Michael Anthony

Courtier (uncredited)

Garrett Cassell

Man (uncredited)

George Lane Cooper

Soldier (uncredited)

Ian Cullen

Servant (uncredited)

Ivor Dean

Monk (uncredited)

John Doye

Priest (uncredited)

Patrick Halpin

Monk (uncredited)

Laurie Heath

Boy (uncredited)

Laurence Hepworth

Bishop (uncredited)

Rose Howlett

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Gerald Lawson

English Peasant (uncredited)

Paul Layton

Boy (uncredited)

Riggs O'Hara

Prince Henry (uncredited)

Terence Soall

Man (uncredited)

Fred Stroud

Church Guard (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Congregation Member (uncredited)

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