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