Becket e il suo re

La storia

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.

Cast

R Richard BurtonThomas Becket P Peter O'TooleKing Henry II of England J John GielgudKing Louis VII of France G Gino CerviCardinal Zambelli P Paolo StoppaPope Alexander III D Donald WolfitBishop Folliot D David WestonBrother John M Martita HuntEmpress Matilda P Pamela BrownQueen Eleanor of Aquitaine P Percy HerbertBaron S Siân PhillipsGwendolen I Inigo JacksonRobert de Beaumont

Mostra altri interpreti

F Felix AylmerArchbishop of Canterbury N Niall MacGinnisBaron C Christopher RhodesBaron J John PhillipsBishop of Winchester F Frank PettingellBishop of York V Véronique VendellFrench Prostitute J Jennifer HilaryPeasant's Daughter D David Davenport H Hamilton DyceBishop of Chichester P Peter JeffreyBaron M Michael MillerBaron P Peter ProwseBaron J Jack Taylor C Chris AdcockSergeant (uncredited) M Michael AnthonyCourtier (uncredited) G Geoffrey BayldonBrother Philip (uncredited) G Garrett CassellMan (uncredited) D Dave ClarkSoldier (uncredited) G George Lane CooperSoldier (uncredited) I Ian CullenServant (uncredited) I Ivor DeanMonk (uncredited) G Guy DeghyMan (uncredited) J John DoyePriest (uncredited) P Paul FarrellFarmer (uncredited) P Patrick HalpinMonk (uncredited) L Laurie HeathBoy (uncredited) L Laurence HepworthBishop (uncredited) R Rose HowlettFarmer's Wife (uncredited) M Magda KonopkaGirl on Balcony (uncredited) G Gerald LawsonEnglish Peasant (uncredited) W Wilfrid LawsonOld Soldier (uncredited) P Paul LaytonBoy (uncredited) T Tutte LemkowFrench Courtier (uncredited) L Linda MarloweFarmer's Daughter (uncredited) J John Moulder-BrownBoy (uncredited) P Patrick NewellWilliam of Corbeil (uncredited) R Riggs O'HaraPrince Henry (uncredited) F Frederick PiperMonk (uncredited) D Dido PlumbMan in Crowd (uncredited) S Steve PlytasCardinal (uncredited) R Robert RiettiAlexander III (voice) (uncredited) A Alex ScottPriest (uncredited) T Terence SoallMan (uncredited) V Victor SpinettiFrench Tailor (uncredited) G Graham StarkPope's Secretary (uncredited) F Fred StroudChurch Guard (uncredited) E Elizabeth TaylorBlonde Village Woman (uncredited) R Royston TicknerRoyal Servant (uncredited) F Fred WoodCongregation Member (uncredited) E Edward WoodwardClement (uncredited)