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

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