Film record

Becket

1964Feature film148 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · United Kingdom
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · biographical film · medieval film

Credits

Cinematography

Geoffrey Unsworth — Cinematography

Direction

Peter Glenville — Directing

Editing

Anne V. Coates — Editing

Music

Laurence Rosenthal — Music composition

Cast

Richard Burton — Acting
Peter O'Toole — Acting (King Henry II of England)
John Gielgud — Acting (King Louis VII of France)
Gino Cervi — Acting (Cardinal Zambelli)
Paolo Stoppa — Acting (Pope Alexander III)
Martita Hunt — Acting (Empress Matilda)
Pamela Brown — Acting (Eleanor of Aquitaine)
Siân Phillips — Acting (Gwendolen)
Percy Herbert — Acting (Baron)
Véronique Vendell — Acting (Marie, a French prostitute)
Graham Stark — Acting (The Pope's Secretary)
Donald Wolfit — Acting (Gilbert Foliot)
Felix Aylmer — Acting (Theobald of Bec)
Niall MacGinnis — Acting (Baron)
Frank Pettingell — Acting (Bishop of York)
John Phillips — Acting (Bishop of Winchester)
Peter Jeffrey — Acting (Baron)
Edward Woodward — Acting (Clement)
Geoffrey Bayldon — Acting
John Moulder-Brown — Acting
Magda Konopka — Acting
Tutte Lemkow — Acting
Robert Riettii — Acting
Christopher Rhodes — Acting (Baron)
Inigo Jackson — Acting (Robert de Beaumont)
Hamilton Dyce — Acting (Bishop of Chichester)
Jennifer Hilary — Acting (Peasant's daughter)
Victor Spinetti — Acting (French tailor)

Production

Hal B. Wallis — Production

Writing

Edward Anhalt — Screenwriting
Jean Anouilh — Screenwriting
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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United Kingdom · Original release
11 Mar 1964Checked 1 Oct 2026
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