Becket

Becket (2024)

2024

Drama / History

7.3 from 10 with total 108 votes

1964-03-11

148 minutes

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.

Richard Burton character Becket / Thomas Becket

Peter O'Toole character his King / King Henry II

John Gielgud character King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France

Gino Cervi character the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli

Paolo Stoppa character the Pope / Pope Alexander III

Donald Wolfit character Bishop Folliot

David Weston character Brother John

Martita Hunt character Empress Matilda

Pamela Brown character Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Percy Herbert character Baron

Siân Phillips character Gwendolen

Felix Aylmer character Archbishop of Canterbury

Niall MacGinnis character Baron

Christopher Rhodes character Baron

John Phillips character Bishop of Winchester

Elizabeth Taylor character Village Extra with Blonde Wig (uncredited)

Magda Konopka character Girl on Balcony

Inigo Jackson character Robert de Beaumont

Frank Pettingell character Bishop of York

Véronique Vendell character French prostitute (as Veronique Vendell)

Jennifer Hilary character Peasant's Daughter

Hamilton Dyce character Bishop of Chichester

Peter Jeffrey character Baron

Michael Miller character Baron

Peter Prowse character Baron