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| Richard Burton | Thomas à Becket |
| Peter O'Toole | King Henry II |
| 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 |
| Sian Phillips | Gwendolen |
Debauched King Henry II installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and loyal lackey in the King's ongoing battles with the church. But Becket unexpectedly finds his true calling on the ecclesiastical side, and aligns himself against the king's selfish wishes, causing a rift and an eventual showdown not only between the two men, but also the institutions they represent.
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