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Becket

Becket

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 11, 1964

Runtime

2h 28m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

71%

Original Title

Becket

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures, Keep Films

Director

Peter Glenville

Revenue

$9,100,000

Description

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.