Becket
1964King 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.
Acted in
Richard Burton
as Becket / Thomas Becket
Peter O'Toole
as his King / King Henry II
John Gielgud
as King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France
Gino Cervi
as the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli
Paolo Stoppa
as the Pope / Pope Alexander III
Donald Wolfit
as Bishop Folliot
David Weston
as Brother John
Martita Hunt
as Empress Matilda
Pamela Brown
as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Percy Herbert
as Baron
Siân Phillips
as Gwendolen
Inigo Jackson
as Robert de Beaumont
Felix Aylmer
as Archbishop of Canterbury
Niall MacGinnis
as Baron
Christopher Rhodes
as Baron
John Phillips
as Bishop of Winchester
Frank Pettingell
as Bishop of York
Véronique Vendell
as French Prostitute
Jennifer Hilary
as Peasant's Daughter
David Davenport
Hamilton Dyce
as Bishop of Chichester
Peter Jeffrey
as Baron
Michael Miller
as Baron
Peter Prowse
as Baron
Jack Taylor
Chris Adcock
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Michael Anthony
as Courtier (uncredited)
Geoffrey Bayldon
as Brother Philip (uncredited)
Roy Beck
as Young French Boy (uncredited)
Garrett Cassell
as Man (uncredited)
Dave Clark
as Soldier (uncredited)
George Lane Cooper
as Soldier (uncredited)
Ian Cullen
as Servant (uncredited)
Ivor Dean
as Monk (uncredited)
Guy Deghy
as Man (uncredited)
John Doye
as Priest (uncredited)
Paul Farrell
as Farmer (uncredited)
Patrick Halpin
as Monk (uncredited)
Laurie Heath
as Boy (uncredited)
Laurence Hepworth
as Bishop (uncredited)
Rose Howlett
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Magda Konopka
as Girl on Balcony (uncredited)
Gerald Lawson
as English Peasant (uncredited)
Wilfrid Lawson
as Old Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Layton
as Boy (uncredited)
Tutte Lemkow
as French Courtier (uncredited)
Linda Marlowe
as Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)
John Moulder-Brown
as Boy (uncredited)
Patrick Newell
as William of Corbeil (uncredited)
Riggs O'Hara
as Prince Henry (uncredited)
Frederick Piper
as Monk (uncredited)
Dido Plumb
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Steve Plytas
as Cardinal (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
as Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)
Alex Scott
as Priest (uncredited)
Terence Soall
as Man (uncredited)
Victor Spinetti
as French Tailor (uncredited)
Graham Stark
as Pope's Secretary (uncredited)
Fred Stroud
as Church Guard (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor
as Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)
Royston Tickner
as Royal Servant (uncredited)
Fred Wood
as Congregation Member (uncredited)
Edward Woodward
as Clement (uncredited)