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Casting

Director

Peter Glenville

Producer

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Joseph H. Hazen

Screenplay

Edward Anhalt

Original Music Composer

Laurence Rosenthal

Director of Photography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Editor

Anne V. Coates

Production Design

John Bryan

Art Direction

Maurice Carter

Richard Burton
Richard BurtonThomas Becket
Peter O'Toole
Peter O'TooleKing Henry II of England
John Gielgud
John GielgudKing Louis VII of France
Gino Cervi
Gino CerviCardinal Zambelli
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo StoppaPope Alexander III
Donald Wolfit
Donald WolfitBishop Folliot
David Weston
David WestonBrother John
Martita Hunt
Martita HuntEmpress Matilda
Pamela Brown
Pamela BrownQueen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Percy Herbert
Percy HerbertBaron
Siân Phillips
Siân PhillipsGwendolen
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Inigo JacksonRobert de Beaumont
Felix Aylmer
Felix AylmerArchbishop of Canterbury
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnisBaron
Christopher Rhodes
Christopher RhodesBaron
John Phillips
John PhillipsBishop of Winchester
Frank Pettingell
Frank PettingellBishop of York
Véronique Vendell
Véronique VendellFrench Prostitute
Jennifer Hilary
Jennifer HilaryPeasant's Daughter
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David Davenport
Hamilton Dyce
Hamilton DyceBishop of Chichester
Peter Jeffrey
Peter JeffreyBaron
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Michael MillerBaron
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Peter ProwseBaron
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Jack Taylor
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Chris AdcockSergeant (uncredited)
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Michael AnthonyCourtier (uncredited)
Geoffrey Bayldon
Geoffrey BayldonBrother Philip (uncredited)
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Garrett CassellMan (uncredited)
Dave Clark
Dave ClarkSoldier (uncredited)
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George Lane CooperSoldier (uncredited)
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Ian CullenServant (uncredited)
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Ivor DeanMonk (uncredited)
Guy Deghy
Guy DeghyMan (uncredited)
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John DoyePriest (uncredited)
Paul Farrell
Paul FarrellFarmer (uncredited)
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Patrick HalpinMonk (uncredited)
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Laurie HeathBoy (uncredited)
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Laurence HepworthBishop (uncredited)
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Rose HowlettFarmer's Wife (uncredited)
Magda Konopka
Magda KonopkaGirl on Balcony (uncredited)
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Gerald LawsonEnglish Peasant (uncredited)
Wilfrid Lawson
Wilfrid LawsonOld Soldier (uncredited)
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Paul LaytonBoy (uncredited)
Tutte Lemkow
Tutte LemkowFrench Courtier (uncredited)
Linda Marlowe
Linda MarloweFarmer's Daughter (uncredited)
John Moulder-Brown
John Moulder-BrownBoy (uncredited)
Patrick Newell
Patrick NewellWilliam of Corbeil (uncredited)
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Riggs O'HaraPrince Henry (uncredited)
Frederick Piper
Frederick PiperMonk (uncredited)
Dido Plumb
Dido PlumbMan in Crowd (uncredited)
Steve Plytas
Steve PlytasCardinal (uncredited)
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Robert RiettiAlexander III (voice) (uncredited)
Alex Scott
Alex ScottPriest (uncredited)
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Terence SoallMan (uncredited)
Victor Spinetti
Victor SpinettiFrench Tailor (uncredited)
Graham Stark
Graham StarkPope's Secretary (uncredited)
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Fred StroudChurch Guard (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth TaylorBlonde Village Woman (uncredited)
Royston Tickner
Royston TicknerRoyal Servant (uncredited)
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Fred WoodCongregation Member (uncredited)
Edward Woodward
Edward WoodwardClement (uncredited)