Movie Details

Title

Becket

Overview

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 Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry.

Runtime

2 h 28 min

Release Date

11 March 1964

Actors

Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi, Paolo Stoppa, Donald Wolfit, David Weston, Martita Hunt, Pamela Brown, Percy Herbert, Siân Phillips, Felix Aylmer, Niall MacGinnis, Christopher Rhodes, John Phillips, Elizabeth Taylor, Magda Konopka, Inigo Jackson, Frank Pettingell, Véronique Vendell, Jennifer Hilary, David Davenport, Hamilton Dyce, Peter Jeffrey, Michael Miller, Peter Prowse, Jack Taylor

Certification

PG-13

Genres

Drama, History

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