

Murder in the Cathedral
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
114 min
Release Date
1951-09-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
6.5
John Groser
Thomas a Becket
Alexander Gauge
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Donald Bisset
First Priest
Leo McKern
Third Knight
Niall MacGinnis
Herald
Michael Aldridge
Second Knight
T. S. Eliot
Voice of Fourth Tempter
Mark Dignam
First Knight
Paul Rogers
Fourth Knight
William Patrick
Archbishop's Knight
Basil Burton
Third Tempter
David Ward
First Tempter
George Woodbridge
Second Tempter
Paul Hansard
Denis Holmes
John Van Eyssen
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