Becket e il suo re (1964)
In Inghilterra re Enrico II, in dissidio con la Chiesa, fa eleggere il suo ministro Thomas Becket arcivescovo di Canterbury. Ma Becket, una volta assunto il suo nuovo compito, diventa il più tenace assertore dei diritti ecclesiastici. La lotta fra i due diventa sempre più accesa, fino alla completa rottura. Enrico fa assassinare Becket dai suoi cavalieri mentre dice messa in cattedrale. Tratto da una commedia di Jean Anouilh, il film non ne conserva solo in minima parte la sottigliezza e lo spirito.
Direttore:
Peter Glenville
Scrittore:
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) |
| Directing | Peter Glenville | Director |
| Crew | Lucienne Hill | Translator |
| Writing | Edward Anhalt | Screenplay |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Production | Joseph H. Hazen | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Laurence Rosenthal | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Geoffrey Unsworth | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Anne V. Coates | Editor |
| Art | Maurice Carter | Art Direction |
| Writing | Jean Anouilh | Theatre Play |
| Art | John Bryan | Production Design |
