Summary 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. View more details
Directed : George Hoellering
Written : T.S. Eliot George Hoellering
Stars : John Groser Donald Bisset Clement McCallin Michael Groser
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Feb 29, 1952
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Film Traders Ltd.
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Feb 29, 1952
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Film Traders Ltd.