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Summary

King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry.

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Cast

  • Richard Burton

    Richard Burton

    Becket / Thomas Becket

  • Peter O'Toole

    Peter O'Toole

    his King / King Henry II

  • John Gielgud

    John Gielgud

    King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France

  • Gino Cervi

    Gino Cervi

    the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli

  • Paolo Stoppa

    Paolo Stoppa

    the Pope / Pope Alexander III

  • Donald Wolfit

    Donald Wolfit

    Bishop Folliot

  • David Weston

    David Weston

    Brother John

  • Martita Hunt

    Martita Hunt

    Empress Matilda

  • Pamela Brown

    Pamela Brown

    Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

  • Percy Herbert

    Percy Herbert

    Baron

  • Siân Phillips

    Siân Phillips

    Gwendolen

  • Felix Aylmer

    Felix Aylmer

    Archbishop of Canterbury

  • Niall MacGinnis

    Niall MacGinnis

    Baron

  • Christopher Rhodes

    Christopher Rhodes

    Baron

  • John Phillips

    John Phillips

    Bishop of Winchester

  • Frank Pettingell

    Frank Pettingell

    Bishop of York

  • Véronique Vendell

    Véronique Vendell

    French Prostitute

  • Jennifer Hilary

    Jennifer Hilary

    Peasant's Daughter

  • Hamilton Dyce

    Hamilton Dyce

    Bishop of Chichester

  • Peter Jeffrey

    Peter Jeffrey

    Baron

  • Geoffrey Bayldon

    Geoffrey Bayldon

    Brother Philip (uncredited)

  • Roy Beck

    Roy Beck

    Young French Boy (uncredited)

  • Dave Clark

    Dave Clark

    Soldier (uncredited)

  • Guy Deghy

    Guy Deghy

    Man (uncredited)

  • Paul Farrell

    Paul Farrell

    Farmer (uncredited)

  • Magda Konopka

    Magda Konopka

    Girl on Balcony (uncredited)

  • Wilfrid Lawson

    Wilfrid Lawson

    Old Soldier (uncredited)

  • Tutte Lemkow

    Tutte Lemkow

    French Courtier (uncredited)

  • Linda Marlowe

    Linda Marlowe

    Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

  • John Moulder-Brown

    John Moulder-Brown

    Boy (uncredited)

  • Patrick Newell

    Patrick Newell

    William of Corbeil (uncredited)

  • Frederick Piper

    Frederick Piper

    Monk (uncredited)

  • Dido Plumb

    Dido Plumb

    Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Steve Plytas

    Steve Plytas

    Cardinal (uncredited)

  • Robert Rietti

    Robert Rietti

    Alexander III (voice) (uncredited)

  • Alex Scott

    Alex Scott

    Priest (uncredited)

  • Victor Spinetti

    Victor Spinetti

    French Tailor (uncredited)

  • Graham Stark

    Graham Stark

    Pope's Secretary (uncredited)

  • Elizabeth Taylor

    Elizabeth Taylor

    Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

  • Royston Tickner

    Royston Tickner

    Royal Servant (uncredited)

  • Fred Wood

    Fred Wood

    Congregation Member (uncredited)

  • Edward Woodward

    Edward Woodward

    Clement (uncredited)