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.
Title | Becket |
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Year | 1964 |
Genre | Drama, History |
Country | United Kingdom, United States of America |
Studio | Paramount Pictures, Keep Films |
Cast | Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi, Paolo Stoppa, Donald Wolfit |
Crew | Peter Glenville (Director), Lucienne Hill (Translator), Edward Anhalt (Screenplay), Hal B. Wallis (Producer), Joseph H. Hazen (Executive Producer), Laurence Rosenthal (Original Music Composer) |
Keyword | england, bishop, based on play or musical, canterbury, archbishop, 12th century, preserved film |
Release | Mar 11, 1964 |
Runtime | 148 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.10 / 10 by 182 users |
Popularity | 7 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 9,100,000 |
Language | Cymraeg, English, Latin |