Story
Full overview
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.
People
Cast
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
David WestonBrother John
Martita HuntEmpress Matilda
Pamela BrownQueen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Percy HerbertBaron
Siân PhillipsGwendolen
Inigo JacksonRobert de Beaumont
Felix AylmerArchbishop of CanterburyProduction
Key crew
Peter GlenvilleDirector
Hal B. WallisProducer
Joseph H. HazenExecutive Producer