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Murder in the Cathedral

  • TV Movie
  • 1947
  • 1h 5m
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T. S. Eliot's portrayal of the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. The dialogue is written almost entirely in rhyming verse and the chorus in free vers... Read allT. S. Eliot's portrayal of the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. The dialogue is written almost entirely in rhyming verse and the chorus in free verse.T. S. Eliot's portrayal of the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. The dialogue is written almost entirely in rhyming verse and the chorus in free verse.

  • Writer
    • T.S. Eliot
  • Stars
    • Robert Speaight
    • Norman Tyrrell
    • Frank Foster
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    • Writer
      • T.S. Eliot
    • Stars
      • Robert Speaight
      • Norman Tyrrell
      • Frank Foster
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    Robert Speaight
    • Archbishop Thomas Becket
    Norman Tyrrell
    • First priest
    Frank Foster
    • Second priest
    Stanley Lawson
    • A herald
    Mackenzie Ward
    Mackenzie Ward
    • First tempter
    • (as MacKenzie Ward)
    John Stuart
    John Stuart
    • Second tempter
    Aubrey Dexter
    Aubrey Dexter
    • Third tempter
    E. Martin Browne
    • Fourth tempter
    Victor Lucas
    Victor Lucas
    • First knight
    Alan Judd
    • Second knight
    Anthony Sharp
    Anthony Sharp
    • Fourth knight
    Eileen Thorndike
    Joy Harington
    Joy Harington
    Eileen Vine
    Yvonne Coulette
    Violet Gould
    Helen Stephens
    • Writer
      • T.S. Eliot
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      Yvonne Coulette's debut.

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 1947 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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