Becket (1964)
overview : 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.
Release Date : Mar 11, 1964
Runtime : 2h 28m
Companies : Paramount, Keep Films
Countries : United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords : england, bishop, based on play or musical, canterbury, archbishop, 12th century, preserved film