Murder in the Cathedral (1951)

Directed by

George Hoellering

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the 12th century, the film depicts Archbishop Thomas Becket's return to Canterbury Cathedral and his conflict with King Henry II. It leads to his murder by four knights inside the cathedral.

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What happens

Murder in the Cathedral is a 1951 British drama film directed and produced by George Hoellering and co-written by Hoellering and T. S. Eliot based on Eliot's 1935 verse drama of the same name and starring Father John Groser. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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