Becket 1964

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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.

Released: 1964-03-11
Runtime: 148 minutes
Genre: Drama, History
Stars: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi, Paolo Stoppa
Director: Peter Glenville, Joseph H. Hazen, Hal B. Wallis, Lucienne Hill, Laurence Rosenthal