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)
Peter O'Toole
King Henry II of England
John Gielgud
King Louis VII of France
Edward Woodward
Clement (uncredited)
Richard Burton
Thomas Becket
Siân Phillips
Gwendolen
Gino Cervi
Cardinal Zambelli
Paolo Stoppa
Pope Alexander III
Niall MacGinnis
Baron
Geoffrey Bayldon
Brother Philip (uncredited)
John Moulder-Brown
Boy (uncredited)
Felix Aylmer
Archbishop of Canterbury
Martita Hunt
Empress Matilda
Victor Spinetti
French Tailor (uncredited)
Peter Jeffrey
Baron
David Weston
Brother John
Graham Stark
Pope's Secretary (uncredited)
Tutte Lemkow
French Courtier (uncredited)
Linda Marlowe
Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)
Percy Herbert
Baron
Guy Deghy
Man (uncredited)
Patrick Newell
William of Corbeil (uncredited)
Paul Farrell
Farmer (uncredited)
Pamela Brown
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Véronique Vendell
French Prostitute
Hamilton Dyce
Bishop of Chichester
Alex Scott
Priest (uncredited)
Magda Konopka
Girl on Balcony (uncredited)
Donald Wolfit
Bishop Folliot
Wilfrid Lawson
Old Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)
Jennifer Hilary
Peasant's Daughter
John Phillips
Bishop of Winchester
Steve Plytas
Cardinal (uncredited)
Roy Beck
Young French Boy (uncredited)
Frank Pettingell
Bishop of York
Frederick Piper
Monk (uncredited)
Dave Clark
Soldier (uncredited)
Christopher Rhodes
Baron
Royston Tickner
Royal Servant (uncredited)
Dido Plumb
Man in Crowd (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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