Murder in the Cathedral (1962 film)

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]

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

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

Reception

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
  1. "Untitled". The Age. 2 August 1962. p. 13.
  2. Vagg, Stephen (27 August 2022). "3 Forgotten Australian Television Plays". Filmink.
  3. 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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