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Cast
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 |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | An age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time! |
Certification: | PG-13 |
Cast
Richard Burton |
Becket / Thomas Becket |
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Peter O'Toole |
his King / King Henry II |
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John Gielgud |
King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France |
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Gino Cervi |
the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli |
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Paolo Stoppa |
the Pope / Pope Alexander III |
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Donald Wolfit |
Bishop Folliot |
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David Weston |
Brother John |
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Martita Hunt |
Empress Matilda |
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Pamela Brown |
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine |
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Percy Herbert |
Baron |
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Siân Phillips |
Gwendolen |
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Inigo Jackson |
Robert de Beaumont |
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Felix Aylmer |
Archbishop of Canterbury |
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Niall MacGinnis |
Baron |
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Christopher Rhodes |
Baron |
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John Phillips |
Bishop of Winchester |
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Frank Pettingell |
Bishop of York |
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Véronique Vendell |
French Prostitute |
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Jennifer Hilary |
Peasant's Daughter |
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David Davenport |
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Hamilton Dyce |
Bishop of Chichester |
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Peter Jeffrey |
Baron |
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Michael Miller |
Baron |
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Peter Prowse |
Baron |
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Jack Taylor |
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Chris Adcock |
Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Michael Anthony |
Courtier (uncredited) |
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Geoffrey Bayldon |
Brother Philip (uncredited) |
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Roy Beck |
Young French Boy (uncredited) |
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Garrett Cassell |
Man (uncredited) |
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Dave Clark |
Soldier (uncredited) |
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George Lane Cooper |
Soldier (uncredited) |
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Ian Cullen |
Servant (uncredited) |
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Ivor Dean |
Monk (uncredited) |
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Guy Deghy |
Man (uncredited) |
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John Doye |
Priest (uncredited) |
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Paul Farrell |
Farmer (uncredited) |
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Patrick Halpin |
Monk (uncredited) |
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Laurie Heath |
Boy (uncredited) |
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Laurence Hepworth |
Bishop (uncredited) |
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Rose Howlett |
Farmer's Wife (uncredited) |
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Magda Konopka |
Girl on Balcony (uncredited) |
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Gerald Lawson |
English Peasant (uncredited) |
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Wilfrid Lawson |
Old Soldier (uncredited) |
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Paul Layton |
Boy (uncredited) |
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Tutte Lemkow |
French Courtier (uncredited) |
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Linda Marlowe |
Farmer's Daughter (uncredited) |
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John Moulder-Brown |
Boy (uncredited) |
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Patrick Newell |
William of Corbeil (uncredited) |
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Riggs O'Hara |
Prince Henry (uncredited) |
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Frederick Piper |
Monk (uncredited) |
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Dido Plumb |
Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
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Steve Plytas |
Cardinal (uncredited) |
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Robert Rietti |
Alexander III (voice) (uncredited) |
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Alex Scott |
Priest (uncredited) |
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Terence Soall |
Man (uncredited) |
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Victor Spinetti |
French Tailor (uncredited) |
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Graham Stark |
Pope's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Fred Stroud |
Church Guard (uncredited) |
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Elizabeth Taylor |
Blonde Village Woman (uncredited) |
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Royston Tickner |
Royal Servant (uncredited) |
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Fred Wood |
Congregation Member (uncredited) |
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Edward Woodward |
Clement (uncredited) |
Directed By
Peter Glenville |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Edward Anhalt |
Screenplay |
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Jean Anouilh |
Theatre Play |
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Production Crew
Hal B. Wallis |
Producer |
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Joseph H. Hazen |
Executive Producer |
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Edited By
Anne V. Coates |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Sound
Laurence Rosenthal |
Original Music Composer |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Geoffrey Unsworth |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Maurice Carter |
Art Direction |
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John Bryan |
Production Design |
Other Crew
Lucienne Hill |
Translator |
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