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Murder in the Cathedral (1951 film)

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Wikipedia article




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| director = George Hoellering

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| producer = George Hoellering

| starring = Father John Groser

| cinematography = David Kosky

| editing = Anne Allnatt

| music = Lszl Lajtha

| studio = Film Traders Ltd

| distributor = Film Traders Ltd

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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'Murder in the Cathedral' is a 1951 British drama film directed and produced by George Hoellering and co-written by Hoellering and T. S. Eliot based on Eliot's 1935 verse drama of the same name and starring Father John Groser.

The film competed at the 12th Venice International Film Festival and received the award for Best Production Design, given to Peter Pendrey. It was released in the United Kingdom in 1952.

Plot



Archbishop Thomas Becket (Father John Groser) deals with his temptations before his murder in the Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.

Cast



* Father John Groser as Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury

* Alexander Gauge as King Henry II

* David Ward as First Tempter

* George Woodbridge as Second Tempter

* Basil Burton as Third Tempter

* T. S. Eliot as Voice of Fourth Tempter

* Donald Bisset as First Priest

* Clement McCallin as First Knight

* Michael Aldridge as Second Knight

* Leo McKern as Third Knight

* Paul Rogers as Fourth Knight

* Alban Blakelock as Bishop Foliot

* Niall MacGinnis as Herald

Release



'Murder in the Cathedral' premiered at the 12th Venice International Film Festival in 1951 before being theatrically released by Film Traders Ltd in the United Kingdom in March 1952 and in the United States by Classic Pictures on 25 March 1952.

Reception



Bosley Crowther wrote in 'The New York Times':

References




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