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Becket (1964)

PG-13 · 1964-03-11 · 2h 28m · EN
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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.

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Richard BurtonRichard BurtonBecket / Thomas BecketPeter O'ToolePeter O'Toolehis King / King Henry IIJohn GielgudJohn GielgudKing Louis of France / King Louis VII of FranceGino CerviGino Cervithe Cardinal / Cardinal ZambelliPaolo StoppaPaolo Stoppathe Pope / Pope Alexander IIIDonald WolfitDonald WolfitBishop FolliotDavid WestonDavid WestonBrother JohnMartita HuntMartita HuntEmpress MatildaPamela BrownPamela BrownQueen Eleanor of AquitainePercy HerbertPercy HerbertBaronSiân PhillipsSiân PhillipsGwendolenFelix AylmerFelix AylmerArchbishop of Canterbury

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EnglandBased on play or musicalBishop12th centuryHenry iiArchbishopCanterbury

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinityEngland · Based On Play Or Musical · BishopDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference337518Actor preference169963 · 57230 · 328317

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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.

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Becket has a runtime of 148 minutes.

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