• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1964-03-11
  • Runtime148 minutes
  • TaglineAn age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time!
  • Revenue9,100,000$
  • GenreDrama, History
  • Production
    CompaniesParamount Pictures, Keep Films
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Richard Burton

Peter O'Toole

John Gielgud

Gino Cervi

Paolo Stoppa

Donald Wolfit

David Weston

Martita Hunt

Pamela Brown

Percy Herbert

Siân Phillips

Felix Aylmer

Niall MacGinnis

Christopher Rhodes

John Phillips

Frank Pettingell

Véronique Vendell

Jennifer Hilary

Hamilton Dyce

Peter Jeffrey