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