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Title: Murder in the Cathedral (1951)
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John Groser | ... | Thomas a Becket (as Father John Groser) |
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Alexander Gauge | ... | King Henry II |
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David Ward | ... | 1st Tempter |
| George Woodbridge | ... | 2nd Tempter | |
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Basil Burton | ... | 3rd Tempter |
| T.S. Eliot | ... | 4th Tempter (voice) | |
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Donald Bisset | ... | First Priest |
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Clement McCallin | ... | 2nd Priest - prior |
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Michael Groser | ... | Third Priest |
| Mark Dignam | ... | First Knight | |
| Michael Aldridge | ... | Second Knight | |
| Leo McKern | ... | Third Knight | |
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Alban Blakelock | ... | Bishop Foliot |
| Niall MacGinnis | ... | Herald | |
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John Van Eyssen | ... | 5th Priest |
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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. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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25 March 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Asssassinio nella cattedrale See more »Company Credits
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