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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.
Theatrical
Mar 11, 1964
Box Office
$9.1M
DVD / Blu-ray
May 15, 2007
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures, Keep Films
Quotes
See all →An Era of Unrestrained Desires and Passions
Taglines
An age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time!
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Friendship, Conflict, and the Path to Martyrdom
Taglines
A taste for wine and women made them friends. A sudden clash made them man and martyr...which led to murder!
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Cast
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Richard Burton
Thomas Becket
P
Peter O'Toole
King Henry II of England
J
John Gielgud
King Louis VII of France
G
Gino Cervi
Cardinal Zambelli
P
Paolo Stoppa
Pope Alexander III
D
Donald Wolfit
Bishop Folliot
D
David Weston
Brother John
M
Martita Hunt
Empress Matilda
P
Pamela Brown
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
P
Percy Herbert
Baron
S
Siân Phillips
Gwendolen
I
Inigo Jackson
Robert de Beaumont
F
Felix Aylmer
Archbishop of Canterbury
N
Niall MacGinnis
Baron
C
Christopher Rhodes
Baron
J
John Phillips
Bishop of Winchester
F
Frank Pettingell
Bishop of York
V
Véronique Vendell
French Prostitute
J
Jennifer Hilary
Peasant's Daughter
D
David Davenport
