Rent Murder in the Cathedral (1951)
3.6 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 54min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- This astonishing adaptation of T S Eliot's classic verse drama recounts the love-hate relationship between twelfth-century British monarch Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Beckett. Featuring a cast of mainly non-professional actors, the voice of Eliot himself, and music by the internationally renowned composer Làszló Lajtha, Hoellering's exquisitely realised film tells the story of Beckett's temptations before his murder in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.
- Actors:
- John Groser, Alexander Gauge, David Ward, George Woodbridge, Basil Burton, Donald Bisset, Clement McCallin, Michael Groser, Mark Dignam, Michael Aldridge, Leo McKern, Alban Blakelock, Niall MacGinnis, John Van Eyssen, Paul Rogers, Kay Astor, Anne Cullen, Jill Balcon, Renee Browne Webb, Beryl Calder
- Directors:
- George Hoellering
- Producers:
- George Hoellering
- Voiced By:
- T.S. Eliot, Diana Maddox
- Writers:
- T.S. Eliot, George Hoellering
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: The Bishop's Wife
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/11/2015
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Alternative festival cut (139 mins, black and white): longer version of Murder in the Cathedral
- Message from Canterbury (George Hoellering, 1944, 24 mins): documentary short in which the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr William Temple delivers his sermon
- Shapes and Forms (George Hoellering, 1950, 21 mins): striking and expressive film in which examples of primitive and modern art are juxtaposed to reveal correspondences
- Glasgow Orpheus Choir (George Hoellering, 1951, 13 mins): charming short made after the announcement of the retirement of the choir's conductor, Sir Hugh Roberton
