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Murder in the Cathedral

George Hoellering

1951 • 1h 54m

Murder in the Cathedral is a story about Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, and his struggles against temptation and personal vanity prior to his murder in the great Cathedral.

Murder in the Cathedral

Cast

John GroserThomas a Becket

Alexander Gauge

Alexander GaugeKing Henry II

Donald Bisset

Donald BissetFirst Priest

Leo McKern

Leo McKernThird Knight

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnisHerald

Michael Aldridge

Michael AldridgeSecond Knight

T. S. Eliot

T. S. EliotVoice of Fourth Tempter

Mark Dignam

Mark DignamFirst Knight

Paul Rogers

Paul RogersFourth Knight

William PatrickArchbishop's Knight

Basil BurtonThird Tempter

David WardFirst Tempter

George Woodbridge

George WoodbridgeSecond Tempter

Paul Hansard

Crew

T. S. Eliot

T. S. EliotWriter

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