Becket

1080p 148 min 1964 Published on, 1 year ago

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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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.

Country

United Kingdom

Genre

Drama History

Released

11 Mar, 1964

Main Cast

Richard Burton , Peter O'Toole , John Gielgud , Gino Cervi , Paolo Stoppa

Supporting Cast

Donald Wolfit , David Weston , Martita Hunt , Pamela Brown , Percy Herbert

england bishop based on play or musical canterbury archbishop 12th century preserved film