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.

• Paramount Pictures
• Keep Films
• Richard Burton
• Peter O'Toole
• John Gielgud
• Gino Cervi
• Paolo Stoppa
• Donald Wolfit
• David Weston
• Martita Hunt