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Murder in the Cathedral (1962 film)

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Murder in the Cathedral
Ad in The Age 8 Aug 1962
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time8 August 1962 (Melbourne)[1]
Production companyABC

Murder in the Cathedral is a 1962 Australian television play adapted from T. S. Eliot's 1935 play Murder in the Cathedral, about Thomas Becket.[2] It was one of a number of verse plays produced by the ABC.[3]

William Sterling said he wanted to adapt it for TV for a long time.[4] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[5]

Cast

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Reception

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The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald though the production "went closer to justifying its two hours traffic... than anyone had a right to expect."[6]

The Bulletin praised the acting but did not think the play was adapted particularly well for television.[7]

Filmink magazine said "It is beautifully shot with wonderful design though at two hours, it’s not an easy watch. Two hours of plot-light verse drama, all in the one set. Two. Hours. Cripes. Different time."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Untitled". The Age. 2 August 1962. p. 13.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 August 2022). "3 Forgotten Australian Television Plays". Filmink.
  3. ^ a b Vagg, Stephen (27 August 2022). "3 Forgotten Australian Television Plays". Filmink.
  4. ^ "Murder in the Cathedral". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1962. p. 14.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  6. ^ "Theatre Murder In The Cathedral Theatre". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 1962. p. 7.
  7. ^ Roberts, Frank (8 September 1962). "TELEVISION HIGH HUMOR, DEEP DRAMA". The Bulletin. p. 32.
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