Murder in the Cathedral
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Murder in the Cathedral

6.5 / 10 | 1h 54m | United Kingdom
1952 | Crime | Drama
The tape version, if one exists, may be 114 minutes but the film, on original release, ran the same 140 minutes in the USA as it did in England. It is an experimental transposition of the Eliot play to the screen and, as such, and Eliot a poet, the film deals more with sound and meaning than it does film movement, i.e., static shots with voice overs. It is the story of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, and his struggles against temptation and personal vanity prior to his murder in the great Cathedral.

Cast List (18)

John Groser
John Groser
Thomas a Becket
Donald Bisset
Donald Bisset
Priest
Clement McCallin
Clement McCallin
Priest
Michael Groser
Michael Groser
Priest
David Ward
David Ward
1st Tempter
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
2nd Tempter
Basil Burton
Basil Burton
3rd Tempter
T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
4th Tempter
Mark Dignam
Mark Dignam
First Knight
Michael Aldridge
Michael Aldridge
Second Knight
Leo McKern
Leo McKern
Third Knight
Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers
Fourth Knight
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis
Herald
William Patrick
William Patrick
Archbishop's Knight
Paul Hansard
Paul Hansard
Peasant
Denis Holmes
Denis Holmes
Priest
John Van Eyssen
John Van Eyssen
5th Priest
Alexander Gauge
Alexander Gauge
King Henry II

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