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Murder in the Cathedral

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Murder in the Cathedral • Drama, History, UR, 03-Jan-1952

George Hoellering’s powerful adaptation of TS Eliot's classic verse drama is a stark and highly atypical example of British historical cinema.

Tags
Becket, Thomas (1118-1170)
Cast
John Groser Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
Alexander Gauge King Henry II
David Ward First Tempter
George Woodbridge Second Tempter
Basil Burton Third Tempter
T.S. Eliot Voice of Fourth Tempter
Leo McKern Third Knight
Crew
George Hoellering director
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