Storyline

Debauched King Henry II installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and loyal lackey in the King's ongoing battles with the church. But Becket unexpectedly finds his true calling on the ecclesiastical side, and aligns himself against the king's selfish wishes, causing a rift and an eventual showdown not only between the two men, but also the institutions they represent.

Plot Keywords

religion, 12th century, england, friendship, based on play, martyr, fugitive, assassination, murder, whipping, british history, politics, foreign language adaptation, epic, monastery, middle ages, mercy, london england, fork, mother son relationship

Short Review

Ripe with homoerotic undercurrents -- which O'Toole mines with relish in his great hysterical performance, full of cunning, eloquence and mad outbursts.

Trailer

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