Cast 63

  1. Richard Burton

    Richard Burton

    Becket / Thomas Becket

  2. Peter O'Toole

    Peter O'Toole

    his King / King Henry II

  3. John Gielgud

    John Gielgud

    King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France

  4. Gino Cervi

    Gino Cervi

    the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli

  5. Paolo Stoppa

    Paolo Stoppa

    the Pope / Pope Alexander III

  6. Donald Wolfit

    Donald Wolfit

    Bishop Folliot

  7. David Weston

    David Weston

    Brother John

  8. Martita Hunt

    Martita Hunt

    Empress Matilda

  9. Pamela Brown

    Pamela Brown

    Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

  10. Percy Herbert
  11. Siân Phillips

    Siân Phillips

    Gwendolen

  12. Inigo Jackson

    Robert de Beaumont

  13. Felix Aylmer

    Felix Aylmer

    Archbishop of Canterbury

  14. Niall MacGinnis
  15. Christopher Rhodes
  16. John Phillips

    John Phillips

    Bishop of Winchester

  17. Frank Pettingell

    Frank Pettingell

    Bishop of York

  18. Véronique Vendell

    Véronique Vendell

    French Prostitute

  19. Jennifer Hilary

    Jennifer Hilary

    Peasant's Daughter

  20. Hamilton Dyce

    Hamilton Dyce

    Bishop of Chichester

  21. Peter Jeffrey
  22. Peter Prowse

    Baron

  23. Chris Adcock

    Sergeant (uncredited)

  24. Michael Anthony

    Courtier (uncredited)

  25. Geoffrey Bayldon

    Geoffrey Bayldon

    Brother Philip (uncredited)

  26. Roy Beck

    Roy Beck

    Young French Boy (uncredited)

  27. Garrett Cassell

    Man (uncredited)

  28. Dave Clark

    Dave Clark

    Soldier (uncredited)

  29. George Lane Cooper

    Soldier (uncredited)

  30. Ian Cullen

    Servant (uncredited)

  31. Ivor Dean

    Monk (uncredited)

  32. Guy Deghy

    Guy Deghy

    Man (uncredited)

  33. John Doye

    Priest (uncredited)

  34. Paul Farrell

    Paul Farrell

    Farmer (uncredited)

  35. Patrick Halpin

    Monk (uncredited)

  36. Laurie Heath

    Boy (uncredited)

  37. Laurence Hepworth

    Bishop (uncredited)

  38. Rose Howlett

    Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

  39. Magda Konopka

    Magda Konopka

    Girl on Balcony (uncredited)

  40. Gerald Lawson

    English Peasant (uncredited)

  41. Wilfrid Lawson

    Wilfrid Lawson

    Old Soldier (uncredited)

  42. Paul Layton

    Boy (uncredited)

  43. Tutte Lemkow

    Tutte Lemkow

    French Courtier (uncredited)

  44. Linda Marlowe

    Linda Marlowe

    Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

  45. John Moulder-Brown

    John Moulder-Brown

    Boy (uncredited)

  46. Patrick Newell

    Patrick Newell

    William of Corbeil (uncredited)

  47. Riggs O'Hara

    Prince Henry (uncredited)

  48. Frederick Piper

    Frederick Piper

    Monk (uncredited)

  49. Dido Plumb

    Dido Plumb

    Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  50. Steve Plytas

    Steve Plytas

    Cardinal (uncredited)

  51. Robert Rietti

    Robert Rietti

    Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)

  52. Alex Scott

    Alex Scott

    Priest (uncredited)

  53. Terence Soall

    Man (uncredited)

  54. Victor Spinetti

    Victor Spinetti

    French Tailor (uncredited)

  55. Graham Stark

    Graham Stark

    Pope's Secretary (uncredited)

  56. Fred Stroud

    Church Guard (uncredited)

  57. Elizabeth Taylor

    Elizabeth Taylor

    Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

  58. Royston Tickner

    Royston Tickner

    Royal Servant (uncredited)

  59. Fred Wood

    Fred Wood

    Congregation Member (uncredited)

  60. Edward Woodward

    Edward Woodward

    Clement (uncredited)

Crew 11

Art

  1. Maurice Carter

    Art Direction

  2. John Bryan

    John Bryan

    Production Design

Camera

  1. Geoffrey Unsworth

    Geoffrey Unsworth

    Director of Photography

Crew

  1. Lucienne Hill

    Translator

Directing

  1. Peter Glenville

    Peter Glenville

    Director

Editing

  1. Anne V. Coates

Production

  1. Joseph H. Hazen

    Executive Producer

  2. Hal B. Wallis

    Hal B. Wallis

    Producer

Sound

  1. Laurence Rosenthal

    Laurence Rosenthal

    Original Music Composer

Writing

  1. Edward Anhalt

    Edward Anhalt

    Screenplay

  2. Jean Anouilh

    Jean Anouilh

    Theatre Play

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