Becket

Thomas Becket

Richard Burton

King Henry II of England

Peter O'Toole

King Louis VII of France

John Gielgud

Cardinal Zambelli

Gino Cervi

Pope Alexander III

Paolo Stoppa

Bishop Folliot

Donald Wolfit

Brother John

David Weston

Empress Matilda

Martita Hunt

Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Pamela Brown

Baron

Percy Herbert

Gwendolen

Siân Phillips

Robert de Beaumont

Inigo Jackson

Archbishop of Canterbury

Felix Aylmer

Baron

Niall MacGinnis

Baron

Christopher Rhodes

Bishop of Winchester

John Phillips

Bishop of York

Frank Pettingell

French Prostitute

Véronique Vendell

Peasant's Daughter

Jennifer Hilary

David Davenport

Bishop of Chichester

Hamilton Dyce

Baron

Peter Jeffrey

Baron

Michael Miller

Baron

Peter Prowse

Jack Taylor

Sergeant (uncredited)

Chris Adcock

Courtier (uncredited)

Michael Anthony

Brother Philip (uncredited)

Geoffrey Bayldon

Young French Boy (uncredited)

Roy Beck

Man (uncredited)

Garrett Cassell

Soldier (uncredited)

Dave Clark

Soldier (uncredited)

George Lane Cooper

Servant (uncredited)

Ian Cullen

Monk (uncredited)

Ivor Dean

Man (uncredited)

Guy Deghy

Priest (uncredited)

John Doye

Farmer (uncredited)

Paul Farrell

Monk (uncredited)

Patrick Halpin

Boy (uncredited)

Laurie Heath

Bishop (uncredited)

Laurence Hepworth

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Rose Howlett

Girl on Balcony (uncredited)

Magda Konopka

English Peasant (uncredited)

Gerald Lawson

Old Soldier (uncredited)

Wilfrid Lawson

Boy (uncredited)

Paul Layton

French Courtier (uncredited)

Tutte Lemkow

Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

Linda Marlowe

Boy (uncredited)

John Moulder-Brown

William of Corbeil (uncredited)

Patrick Newell

Prince Henry (uncredited)

Riggs O'Hara

Monk (uncredited)

Frederick Piper

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Dido Plumb

Cardinal (uncredited)

Steve Plytas

Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Priest (uncredited)

Alex Scott

Man (uncredited)

Terence Soall

French Tailor (uncredited)

Victor Spinetti

Pope's Secretary (uncredited)

Graham Stark

Church Guard (uncredited)

Fred Stroud

Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor

Royal Servant (uncredited)

Royston Tickner

Congregation Member (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Clement (uncredited)

Edward Woodward