Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
Richard Burton
as Thomas Becket
Peter O'Toole
as King Henry II of England
John Gielgud
as King Louis VII of France
Gino Cervi
as Cardinal Zambelli
Paolo Stoppa
as Pope Alexander III
Donald Wolfit
as Bishop Folliot
David Weston
as Brother John
Martita Hunt
as Empress Matilda
Pamela Brown
as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Percy Herbert
as Baron
Siân Phillips
as Gwendolen
Inigo Jackson
as Robert de Beaumont
