Richard Burton

Character: Thomas Becket

Peter O'Toole

Character: King Henry II of England

John Gielgud

Character: King Louis VII of France

Gino Cervi

Character: Cardinal Zambelli

Paolo Stoppa

Character: Pope Alexander III

Donald Wolfit

Character: Bishop Folliot

David Weston

Character: Brother John

Martita Hunt

Character: Empress Matilda

Pamela Brown

Character: Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Percy Herbert

Character: Baron

Siân Phillips

Character: Gwendolen

Inigo Jackson

Character: Robert de Beaumont

Felix Aylmer

Character: Archbishop of Canterbury

Niall MacGinnis

Character: Baron

Christopher Rhodes

Character: Baron

John Phillips

Character: Bishop of Winchester

Frank Pettingell

Character: Bishop of York

Véronique Vendell

Character: French Prostitute

Jennifer Hilary

Character: Peasant's Daughter

David Davenport

Character:

Hamilton Dyce

Character: Bishop of Chichester

Peter Jeffrey

Character: Baron

Michael Miller

Character: Baron

Peter Prowse

Character: Baron

Jack Taylor

Character:

Chris Adcock

Character: Sergeant (uncredited)

Michael Anthony

Character: Courtier (uncredited)

Geoffrey Bayldon

Character: Brother Philip (uncredited)

Garrett Cassell

Character: Man (uncredited)

Dave Clark

Character: Soldier (uncredited)

George Lane Cooper

Character: Soldier (uncredited)

Ian Cullen

Character: Servant (uncredited)

Ivor Dean

Character: Monk (uncredited)

Guy Deghy

Character: Man (uncredited)

John Doye

Character: Priest (uncredited)

Paul Farrell

Character: Farmer (uncredited)

Patrick Halpin

Character: Monk (uncredited)

Laurie Heath

Character: Boy (uncredited)

Laurence Hepworth

Character: Bishop (uncredited)

Rose Howlett

Character: Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Magda Konopka

Character: Girl on Balcony (uncredited)

Gerald Lawson

Character: English Peasant (uncredited)

Wilfrid Lawson

Character: Old Soldier (uncredited)

Paul Layton

Character: Boy (uncredited)

Tutte Lemkow

Character: French Courtier (uncredited)

Linda Marlowe

Character: Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

John Moulder-Brown

Character: Boy (uncredited)

Patrick Newell

Character: William of Corbeil (uncredited)

Riggs O'Hara

Character: Prince Henry (uncredited)

Frederick Piper

Character: Monk (uncredited)

Dido Plumb

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Steve Plytas

Character: Cardinal (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Character: Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)

Alex Scott

Character: Priest (uncredited)

Terence Soall

Character: Man (uncredited)

Victor Spinetti

Character: French Tailor (uncredited)

Graham Stark

Character: Pope's Secretary (uncredited)

Fred Stroud

Character: Church Guard (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor

Character: Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

Royston Tickner

Character: Royal Servant (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Character: Congregation Member (uncredited)

Edward Woodward

Character: Clement (uncredited)