Becket (1924)
1h 26m
Running Time
February 4, 1924Release Date
Plot.
The fatal encounter between Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket.
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Cast & Crew.
Frank R. Benson
Thomas a Becket
A.V. Bramble
Henry II
Bertram Burleigh
Lord Leicester
Arthur Burne
Grim
George Ridgwell
Director
Alfred Tennyson
Writer
Bert Darley
De Tracey
Sydney Folker
De Broc
Details.
Wiki.
Becket is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Frank R. Benson, A.V. Bramble and Bertram Burleigh. It depicts the fatal encounter between Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket.
The film is based on the 1884 play of the same title by Alfred Tennyson. It was produced by Stoll Pictures, Britain's largest film company of the era, at the Cricklewood Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Murton.