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Murder in the Cathedral is a British film of genre Drama directed by George Hoellering with Alexander Gauge
Murder in the Cathedral (1951)
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Add to a movie listMurder in the Cathedral is a 1951 British drama film directed by George Hoellering and starring John Groser. It tells the story of archbishop Thomas Becket and his temptations before he was murdered in the Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. The film is based on T. S. Eliot's verse drama with the same title. Eliot himself participates as the voice of the fourth tempter.
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.
Actors
Alexander Gauge
(King Henry II)
Donald Bisset
(First Priest)
Michael Aldridge
(Second Knight)
Leo McKern
(Third Knight)
Paul Rogers
(Fourth Knight)
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