Becket
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.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Peter Glenville
Actors: David Weston, Donald Wolfit, Gino Cervi, John Gielgud, Martita Hunt, Pamela Brown, Paolo Stoppa, Percy Herbert, Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton, Siân Phillips
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