Becket
“An age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time!”
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.
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Cast
62 people
Richard Burton
Thomas Becket
Known for
Where Eagles Dare
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Peter O'Toole
King Henry II of England
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Ratatouille
John Gielgud
King Louis VII of France
Known for
The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Gino Cervi
Cardinal Zambelli
Known for
The Little World of Don Camillo
Roaring Years
Paolo Stoppa
Pope Alexander III
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Marquis of Grillo
Donald Wolfit
Bishop Folliot
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Room at the Top
David Weston
Brother John
Known for
The Masque of the Red Death
The Heroes of Telemark
Martita Hunt
Empress Matilda
Known for
The Brides of Dracula
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Pamela Brown
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Known for
Cleopatra
I Know Where I'm Going!
Percy Herbert
Baron
Known for
The Bridge on the River Kwai
One Million Years B.C.
Siân Phillips
Gwendolen
Known for
I, Claudius
Attila
Inigo Jackson
Robert de Beaumont
Known for
Twins of Evil
Peter Glenville Director · Edward Anhalt Screenplay Jean Anouilh Author
Worldwide gross $9.1M · Budget $3M · United States release March 11, 1964
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,100,000
Gross vs. budget
3.0×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Keep Films
Production
Paramount Film Service
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Latin · Welsh
Release dates
France · March 11, 1964
Theatrical
United States · March 11, 1964
Theatrical
Germany
October 1, 1964 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 25, 1965 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 14, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Romania
October 21, 1968 · Theatrical · cinema: „Republica” din București
United Kingdom
March 25, 1964 · Theatrical
XC
April 28, 1966 · Theatrical
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