Murder in the Cathedral

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

Murder in the Cathedral

Directed : George Hoellering

Written : T.S. Eliot George Hoellering

Stars : John Groser Donald Bisset Clement McCallin Michael Groser

6.5

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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

Details

Genres : Crime Drama

Release date : Feb 29, 1952

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Film Traders Ltd.

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