Thomas Becket

Richard Burton

Acting

King Henry II of England

Peter O'Toole

Acting

King Louis VII of France

John Gielgud

Acting

Cardinal Zambelli

Gino Cervi

Acting

Pope Alexander III

Paolo Stoppa

Acting

Bishop Folliot

Donald Wolfit

Acting

Brother John

David Weston

Acting

Empress Matilda

Martita Hunt

Acting

Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Pamela Brown

Acting

Baron

Percy Herbert

Acting

Gwendolen

Siân Phillips

Acting

Robert de Beaumont

Inigo Jackson

Acting

Archbishop of Canterbury

Felix Aylmer

Acting

Baron

Niall MacGinnis

Acting

Baron

Christopher Rhodes

Acting

Bishop of Winchester

John Phillips

Acting

Bishop of York

Frank Pettingell

Acting

French Prostitute

Véronique Vendell

Acting

Peasant's Daughter

Jennifer Hilary

Acting

David Davenport

Acting

Bishop of Chichester

Hamilton Dyce

Acting

Baron

Peter Jeffrey

Acting

Baron

Michael Miller

Acting

Baron

Peter Prowse

Acting

Jack Taylor

Acting

Sergeant (uncredited)

Chris Adcock

Acting

Courtier (uncredited)

Michael Anthony

Acting

Brother Philip (uncredited)

Geoffrey Bayldon

Acting

Man (uncredited)

Garrett Cassell

Acting

Soldier (uncredited)

Dave Clark

Acting

Soldier (uncredited)

George Lane Cooper

Acting

Servant (uncredited)

Ian Cullen

Acting

Monk (uncredited)

Ivor Dean

Acting

Man (uncredited)

Guy Deghy

Acting

Priest (uncredited)

John Doye

Acting

Farmer (uncredited)

Paul Farrell

Acting

Monk (uncredited)

Patrick Halpin

Acting

Boy (uncredited)

Laurie Heath

Acting

Bishop (uncredited)

Laurence Hepworth

Acting

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Rose Howlett

Acting

Girl on Balcony (uncredited)

Magda Konopka

Acting

English Peasant (uncredited)

Gerald Lawson

Acting

Old Soldier (uncredited)

Wilfrid Lawson

Acting

Boy (uncredited)

Paul Layton

Acting

French Courtier (uncredited)

Tutte Lemkow

Acting

Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

Linda Marlowe

Acting

Boy (uncredited)

John Moulder-Brown

Acting

William of Corbeil (uncredited)

Patrick Newell

Acting

Prince Henry (uncredited)

Riggs O'Hara

Acting

Monk (uncredited)

Frederick Piper

Acting

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Dido Plumb

Acting

Cardinal (uncredited)

Steve Plytas

Acting

Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Acting

Priest (uncredited)

Alex Scott

Acting

Man (uncredited)

Terence Soall

Acting

French Tailor (uncredited)

Victor Spinetti

Acting

Pope's Secretary (uncredited)

Graham Stark

Acting

Church Guard (uncredited)

Fred Stroud

Acting

Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor

Acting

Royal Servant (uncredited)

Royston Tickner

Acting

Congregation Member (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Acting

Clement (uncredited)

Edward Woodward

Acting