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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.
Stars: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi, Paolo Stoppa, Donald Wolfit
Crew: Peter Glenville (Director), Edward Anhalt (Screenplay), Geoffrey Unsworth (Director of Photography), Joseph H. Hazen (Executive Producer), Lucienne Hill (Translator), Anne V. Coates (Editor)
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: Cymraeg, English, Latin
Studio: Paramount, Keep Films
Runtime: 148 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 11, 1964
IMDb: 3.825
Keywords:england, bishop, based on play or musical, canterbury, archbishop, 12th century, preserved film
