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.
Starring: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi, Paolo Stoppa
Produced by: Geoffrey Unsworth, Hal B. Wallis, Anne V. Coates, Laurence Rosenthal, Edward Anhalt
Genre: Drama, History
Original Runtime: 148 minutes
Release Date: 3/11/1964
IMDb Rating: 7.4/10 by 93 users