Synopsis
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.
Cast
Richard Burton
Thomas Becket
Peter O'Toole
King Henry II of England
John Gielgud
King Louis VII of France
Gino Cervi
Cardinal Zambelli
Paolo Stoppa
Pope Alexander III
Donald Wolfit
Bishop Folliot
David Weston
Brother John
Martita Hunt
Empress Matilda
Pamela Brown
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Percy Herbert
Baron
Siân Phillips
Gwendolen
Inigo Jackson
Robert de Beaumont
Felix Aylmer
Archbishop of Canterbury
Niall MacGinnis
Baron
Christopher Rhodes
Baron
John Phillips
Bishop of Winchester
Frank Pettingell
Bishop of York
Véronique Vendell
French Prostitute
Jennifer Hilary
Peasant's Daughter
David Davenport
Hamilton Dyce
Bishop of Chichester
Peter Jeffrey
Baron
Michael Miller
Baron
Peter Prowse
Baron
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