Murder in the Cathedral
6.5 | 1951 | 1h 54m

Murder in the Cathedral

DramaHistory

Overview

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.

George Hoellering Director
T. S. Eliot Writer

Top Billed Cast

John Groser

John Groser

Thomas a Becket

Alexander Gauge

Alexander Gauge

King Henry II

Donald Bisset

Donald Bisset

First Priest

Leo McKern

Leo McKern

Third Knight

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Herald

Michael Aldridge

Michael Aldridge

Second Knight

T. S. Eliot

T. S. Eliot

Voice of Fourth Tempter

Mark Dignam

Mark Dignam

First Knight

Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers

Fourth Knight

William Patrick

William Patrick

Archbishop's Knight