Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
Thomas Becket
Richard Burton
King Henry II of England
Peter O'Toole
King Louis VII of France
John Gielgud
Cardinal Zambelli
Gino Cervi
Pope Alexander III
Paolo Stoppa
Bishop Folliot
Donald Wolfit
Brother John
David Weston
Empress Matilda
Martita Hunt
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Pamela Brown
Baron
Percy Herbert
Gwendolen
Siân Phillips
Robert de Beaumont
Inigo Jackson
Archbishop of Canterbury
Felix Aylmer
Baron
Niall MacGinnis
Baron
Christopher Rhodes
Bishop of Winchester
John Phillips
Bishop of York
Frank Pettingell
French Prostitute
Véronique Vendell
Peasant's Daughter
Jennifer Hilary
David Davenport
Bishop of Chichester
Hamilton Dyce
Baron
Peter Jeffrey
Baron
Michael Miller
Baron
Peter Prowse
Jack Taylor
Sergeant (uncredited)
Chris Adcock
Courtier (uncredited)
Michael Anthony
Brother Philip (uncredited)
Geoffrey Bayldon
Man (uncredited)
Garrett Cassell
Soldier (uncredited)
Dave Clark
Soldier (uncredited)
George Lane Cooper
Servant (uncredited)
Ian Cullen
Monk (uncredited)
Ivor Dean
Man (uncredited)
Guy Deghy
Priest (uncredited)
John Doye
Farmer (uncredited)
Paul Farrell
Monk (uncredited)
Patrick Halpin
Boy (uncredited)
Laurie Heath
Bishop (uncredited)
Laurence Hepworth
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Rose Howlett
Girl on Balcony (uncredited)
Magda Konopka
English Peasant (uncredited)
Gerald Lawson
Old Soldier (uncredited)
Wilfrid Lawson
Boy (uncredited)
Paul Layton
French Courtier (uncredited)
Tutte Lemkow
Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)
Linda Marlowe
Boy (uncredited)
John Moulder-Brown
William of Corbeil (uncredited)
Patrick Newell
Prince Henry (uncredited)
Riggs O'Hara
Monk (uncredited)
Frederick Piper
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Dido Plumb
Cardinal (uncredited)
Steve Plytas
Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Priest (uncredited)
Alex Scott
Man (uncredited)
Terence Soall
French Tailor (uncredited)
Victor Spinetti
Pope's Secretary (uncredited)
Graham Stark
Church Guard (uncredited)
Fred Stroud
Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor
Royal Servant (uncredited)
Royston Tickner
Congregation Member (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Clement (uncredited)
Edward Woodward