Discover

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

Hamilton Dyce
Bishop of Chichester

Peter Jeffrey
Baron
Michael Miller
Baron
Peter Prowse
Baron
Chris Adcock
Sergeant (uncredited)
Michael Anthony
Courtier (uncredited)

Geoffrey Bayldon
Brother Philip (uncredited)

Roy Beck
Young French Boy (uncredited)
Garrett Cassell
Man (uncredited)

Dave Clark
Soldier (uncredited)
George Lane Cooper
Soldier (uncredited)
Ian Cullen
Servant (uncredited)
Ivor Dean
Monk (uncredited)

Guy Deghy
Man (uncredited)
John Doye
Priest (uncredited)

Paul Farrell
Farmer (uncredited)
Patrick Halpin
Monk (uncredited)
Laurie Heath
Boy (uncredited)
Laurence Hepworth
Bishop (uncredited)
Rose Howlett
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Magda Konopka
Girl on Balcony (uncredited)
Gerald Lawson
English Peasant (uncredited)

Wilfrid Lawson
Old Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Layton
Boy (uncredited)

Tutte Lemkow
French Courtier (uncredited)

Linda Marlowe
Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

John Moulder-Brown
Boy (uncredited)

Patrick Newell
William of Corbeil (uncredited)
Riggs O'Hara
Prince Henry (uncredited)

Frederick Piper
Monk (uncredited)

Dido Plumb
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Steve Plytas
Cardinal (uncredited)

Robert Rietti
Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)

Alex Scott
Priest (uncredited)
Terence Soall
Man (uncredited)

Victor Spinetti
French Tailor (uncredited)

Graham Stark
Pope's Secretary (uncredited)
Fred Stroud
Church Guard (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor
Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

Royston Tickner
Royal Servant (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Congregation Member (uncredited)

Edward Woodward
Clement (uncredited)
Camera

Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
Crew
Lucienne Hill
Translator
Directing

Peter Glenville
Director
Editing

Anne V. Coates
Editor
Sound

Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer