Richard BurtonThomas Becket Peter O'TooleKing Henry II of England John GielgudKing Louis VII of France Gino CerviCardinal Zambelli Paolo StoppaPope Alexander III Donald WolfitBishop Folliot Martita HuntEmpress Matilda Pamela BrownQueen Eleanor of Aquitaine Inigo JacksonRobert de Beaumont Felix AylmerArchbishop of Canterbury John PhillipsBishop of Winchester Frank PettingellBishop of York Véronique VendellFrench Prostitute Jennifer HilaryPeasant's Daughter Hamilton DyceBishop of Chichester Chris AdcockSergeant (uncredited) Michael AnthonyCourtier (uncredited) Geoffrey BayldonBrother Philip (uncredited) Garrett CassellMan (uncredited) Dave ClarkSoldier (uncredited) George Lane CooperSoldier (uncredited) Ian CullenServant (uncredited) Ivor DeanMonk (uncredited) Guy DeghyMan (uncredited) John DoyePriest (uncredited) Paul FarrellFarmer (uncredited) Patrick HalpinMonk (uncredited) Laurie HeathBoy (uncredited) Laurence HepworthBishop (uncredited) Rose HowlettFarmer's Wife (uncredited) Magda KonopkaGirl on Balcony (uncredited) Gerald LawsonEnglish Peasant (uncredited) Wilfrid LawsonOld Soldier (uncredited) Paul LaytonBoy (uncredited) Tutte LemkowFrench Courtier (uncredited) Linda MarloweFarmer's Daughter (uncredited) John Moulder-BrownBoy (uncredited) Patrick NewellWilliam of Corbeil (uncredited) Riggs O'HaraPrince Henry (uncredited) Frederick PiperMonk (uncredited) Dido PlumbMan in Crowd (uncredited) Steve PlytasCardinal (uncredited) Robert RiettiAlexander III (voice) (uncredited) Alex ScottPriest (uncredited) Terence SoallMan (uncredited) Victor SpinettiFrench Tailor (uncredited) Graham StarkPope's Secretary (uncredited) Fred StroudChurch Guard (uncredited) Elizabeth TaylorBlonde Village Woman (uncredited) Royston TicknerRoyal Servant (uncredited) Fred WoodCongregation Member (uncredited) Edward WoodwardClement (uncredited) Joseph H. HazenExecutive Producer Maurice CarterArt Direction John BryanProduction Design Geoffrey UnsworthDirector Of Photography Laurence RosenthalOriginal Music Composer