Becket
Becket
Release: 1964-03-11
·Runtime: 148m
·★ 7.1
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Keep Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Paolo Stoppa
as Pope Alexander III
Alex Scott
as Priest (uncredited)
John Gielgud
as King Louis VII of France
Guy Deghy
as Man (uncredited)
Paul Farrell
as Farmer (uncredited)
Magda Konopka
as Girl on Balcony (uncredited)
Wilfrid Lawson
as Old Soldier (uncredited)
Pamela Brown
as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Percy Herbert
as Baron
Niall MacGinnis
as Baron
Richard Burton
as Thomas Becket
Peter O'Toole
as King Henry II of England
Graham Stark
as Pope's Secretary (uncredited)
Royston Tickner
as Royal Servant (uncredited)
Edward Woodward
as Clement (uncredited)
Véronique Vendell
as French Prostitute
Linda Marlowe
as Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)
John Phillips
as Bishop of Winchester
Peter Jeffrey
as Baron
John Moulder-Brown
as Boy (uncredited)
Dido Plumb
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor
as Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)
Donald Wolfit
as Bishop Folliot
Hamilton Dyce
as Bishop of Chichester
Tutte Lemkow
as French Courtier (uncredited)
Jennifer Hilary
as Peasant's Daughter
Geoffrey Bayldon
as Brother Philip (uncredited)
Martita Hunt
as Empress Matilda
Dave Clark
as Soldier (uncredited)
David Weston
as Brother John
Siân Phillips
as Gwendolen
Steve Plytas
as Cardinal (uncredited)
Gino Cervi
as Cardinal Zambelli
Frank Pettingell
as Bishop of York
Robert Rietti
as Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)
Felix Aylmer
as Archbishop of Canterbury
Victor Spinetti
as French Tailor (uncredited)
Christopher Rhodes
as Baron
Patrick Newell
as William of Corbeil (uncredited)
Frederick Piper
as Monk (uncredited)
