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