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

David Davenport

Hamilton Dyce

Bishop of Chichester

Peter Jeffrey

Baron

Michael Miller

Baron

Peter Prowse

Baron

Jack Taylor

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)

Lucienne Hill

Translator

Peter Glenville

Director

Geoffrey Unsworth

Director of Photography

Anne V. Coates

Editor

Laurence Rosenthal

Original Music Composer

Hal B. Wallis

Producer

Joseph H. Hazen

Executive Producer

Edward Anhalt

Screenplay

Maurice Carter

Art Direction

Jean Anouilh

Theatre Play

John Bryan

Production Design