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!

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

(Becket / Thomas Becket)

Peter O'Toole

(his King / King Henry II)

John Gielgud

(King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France)

Gino Cervi

(the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli)

Paolo Stoppa

(the Pope / Pope Alexander III)

Donald Wolfit

(Bishop Folliot)

David Weston

(Brother John)

Martita Hunt

(Empress Matilda)

Pamela Brown

(Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine)

Percy Herbert

(Baron)

Siân Phillips

(Gwendolen)

Inigo Jackson

(Robert de Beaumont)

Felix Aylmer

(Archbishop of Canterbury)

Niall MacGinnis

(Baron)

Christopher Rhodes

(Baron)

John Phillips

(Bishop of Winchester)

Frank Pettingell

(Bishop of York)

Véronique Vendell

(French Prostitute)

Jennifer Hilary

(Peasant's Daughter)

David Davenport

Hamilton Dyce

(Bishop of Chichester)

Peter Jeffrey

(Baron)

Michael Miller

(Baron)

Peter Prowse

(Baron)

Jack Taylor

Chris Adcock

(Sergeant (uncredited))

Michael Anthony

(Courtier (uncredited))

Geoffrey Bayldon

(Brother Philip (uncredited))

Roy Beck

(Young French Boy (uncredited))

Garrett Cassell

(Man (uncredited))

Dave Clark

(Soldier (uncredited))

George Lane Cooper

(Soldier (uncredited))

Ian Cullen

(Servant (uncredited))

Ivor Dean

(Monk (uncredited))

Guy Deghy

(Man (uncredited))

John Doye

(Priest (uncredited))

Paul Farrell

(Farmer (uncredited))

Patrick Halpin

(Monk (uncredited))

Laurie Heath

(Boy (uncredited))

Laurence Hepworth

(Bishop (uncredited))

Rose Howlett

(Farmer's Wife (uncredited))

Magda Konopka

(Girl on Balcony (uncredited))

Gerald Lawson

(English Peasant (uncredited))

Wilfrid Lawson

(Old Soldier (uncredited))

Paul Layton

(Boy (uncredited))

Tutte Lemkow

(French Courtier (uncredited))

Linda Marlowe

(Farmer's Daughter (uncredited))

John Moulder-Brown

(Boy (uncredited))

Patrick Newell

(William of Corbeil (uncredited))

Riggs O'Hara

(Prince Henry (uncredited))

Frederick Piper

(Monk (uncredited))

Dido Plumb

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Steve Plytas

(Cardinal (uncredited))

Robert Rietti

(Alexander III (voice) (uncredited))

Alex Scott

(Priest (uncredited))

Terence Soall

(Man (uncredited))

Victor Spinetti

(French Tailor (uncredited))

Graham Stark

(Pope's Secretary (uncredited))

Fred Stroud

(Church Guard (uncredited))

Elizabeth Taylor

(Blonde Village Woman (uncredited))

Royston Tickner

(Royal Servant (uncredited))

Fred Wood

(Congregation Member (uncredited))

Edward Woodward

(Clement (uncredited))