Becket
1964 · 148 min · PG-13 · 7.8/10 on IMDb
biography, drama, history
Classic struggle between Church and Monarchy. Thomas Becket and King Henry Plantagenet engage in one of the most famous power struggles in English history. When Becket first becomes chancellor and later Archbishop of Canterbury, a rift grows between Henry II and his old friend. Some eager drunken knights trying to please the disgruntled monarch assassinate the cleric in the cathedral.
Director: Peter Glenville, Actors: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Donald Wolfit, Gino Cervi, Martita Hunt, Paolo Stoppa, Pamela Brown, David Weston, Inigo Jackson
UK, USA
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Atlantic-09
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