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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
Peter Glenville
Writer
Edward Anhalt
Producers
Joseph H. Hazen, Hal B. Wallis
Music
Laurence Rosenthal
Studio
Paramount Pictures, Keep Films
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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!
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!
Justice and Honor in Times of Penance
King Henry II
The honor of God, gentlemen, is a very good thing. And all things considered, one gains by having it on one's side. Thomas Becket, our friend, always used to say so. Tonight in counsel, we will determine what punishment his murderers should receive.
Baron
Sire. They are unknown.
King Henry II
Our justice will seek them out, you may be sure. It is a time, my dear barons,... for all of us to do penance.
[gives the barons a pointed look]
Opening the Doors for Divine Service
Brother Philip
Your Grace, there are armed men at the doors. I bolted the doors, but...
Thomas a Becket
It's time for Vespers. Does one bolt the doors during Vespers? I've never heard of it.
Brother Philip
But, your Grace...
Thomas a Becket
Open them. Everything must be as it should be for divine service.
Cast
Full credits →R
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
