Becket (1964)
König Heinrich II. von England, Normanne und direkter Nachfahr Wilhelm des Eroberers, regiert im 12. Jahrhundert die Angelsachsen mit eiserner Hand. Einen von ihnen hat sich der oft launische Herrscher jedoch zum Ratgeber gemacht: den Gelehrten Thomas Becket, dessen nüchterne Art und politischer Instinkt ihm bei vielen Entscheidungen helfen. Becket ist nicht nur Mentor, sondern auch ein enger Freund für Heinrich, fühlt sich dabei aber als Verräter am eigenen Volk. Als der Erzbischof von Canterbury, ein lästiger Widersacher Heinrichs, unerwartet stirbt, sieht dieser die Gelegenheit, durch die Ernennung Beckets zum Kirchenoberhaupt den Klerus endlich zu kontrollieren. Womit der König nicht gerechnet hat, ist die überraschende religiöse Selbstfindung Beckets und Identifizierung mit seinem neuen Amt. Bald gibt es den ersten Konflikt, und der verletzte Heinrich erklärt Becket zum Feind.
Der Regisseur:
Peter Glenville
Der Autor:
Edward Anhalt
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Richard Burton as Thomas Becket |
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Peter O'Toole as King Henry II of England |
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John Gielgud as King Louis VII of France |
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Gino Cervi as Cardinal Zambelli |
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Paolo Stoppa as Pope Alexander III |
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Donald Wolfit as Bishop Folliot |
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David Weston as Brother John |
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Martita Hunt as Empress Matilda |
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Pamela Brown as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine |
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Percy Herbert as Baron |
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Siân Phillips as Gwendolen |
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Inigo Jackson as Robert de Beaumont |
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Felix Aylmer as Archbishop of Canterbury |
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Niall MacGinnis as Baron |
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Christopher Rhodes as Baron |
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John Phillips as Bishop of Winchester |
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Frank Pettingell as Bishop of York |
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Véronique Vendell as French Prostitute |
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Jennifer Hilary as Peasant's Daughter |
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David Davenport as |
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Hamilton Dyce as Bishop of Chichester |
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Peter Jeffrey as Baron |
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Michael Miller as Baron |
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Peter Prowse as Baron |
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Jack Taylor as |
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Chris Adcock as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Michael Anthony as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Geoffrey Bayldon as Brother Philip (uncredited) |
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Garrett Cassell as Man (uncredited) |
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Dave Clark as Soldier (uncredited) |
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George Lane Cooper as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Ian Cullen as Servant (uncredited) |
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Ivor Dean as Monk (uncredited) |
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Guy Deghy as Man (uncredited) |
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John Doye as Priest (uncredited) |
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Paul Farrell as Farmer (uncredited) |
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Patrick Halpin as Monk (uncredited) |
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Laurie Heath as Boy (uncredited) |
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Laurence Hepworth as Bishop (uncredited) |
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Rose Howlett as Farmer's Wife (uncredited) |
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Magda Konopka as Girl on Balcony (uncredited) |
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Gerald Lawson as English Peasant (uncredited) |
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Wilfrid Lawson as Old Soldier (uncredited) |
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Paul Layton as Boy (uncredited) |
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Tutte Lemkow as French Courtier (uncredited) |
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Linda Marlowe as Farmer's Daughter (uncredited) |
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John Moulder-Brown as Boy (uncredited) |
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Patrick Newell as William of Corbeil (uncredited) |
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Riggs O'Hara as Prince Henry (uncredited) |
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Frederick Piper as Monk (uncredited) |
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Dido Plumb as Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
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Steve Plytas as Cardinal (uncredited) |
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Robert Rietti as Alexander III (voice) (uncredited) |
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Alex Scott as Priest (uncredited) |
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Terence Soall as Man (uncredited) |
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Victor Spinetti as French Tailor (uncredited) |
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Graham Stark as Pope's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Fred Stroud as Church Guard (uncredited) |
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Elizabeth Taylor as Blonde Village Woman (uncredited) |
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Royston Tickner as Royal Servant (uncredited) |
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Fred Wood as Congregation Member (uncredited) |
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Edward Woodward as Clement (uncredited) |
| Crew | Lucienne Hill | Translator |
| Directing | Peter Glenville | Director |
| Camera | Geoffrey Unsworth | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Anne V. Coates | Editor |
| Sound | Laurence Rosenthal | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Production | Joseph H. Hazen | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Edward Anhalt | Screenplay |
| Art | Maurice Carter | Art Direction |
| Writing | Jean Anouilh | Theatre Play |
| Art | John Bryan | Production Design |
