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