MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL [DUAL FORMAT] - BLU-RAY

MURDER IN THE CATHERDRAL (Limited Edition Dual Format)
A film by George Hoellering

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 II70. Released for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD, this rarely seen film is presented in a newly remastered version, accompanied by a selection of fascinating extras, including three of Hoellering's richly evocative short films, all made in the years before Murder in the Cathedral.

Special features

• All films newly remastered in 2K
• Alternative festival cut (139 mins, black and white, Blu-ray exclusive): longer version of Murder in the Cathedral
• Alternative and deleted sequences (50 mins, black and white, DVD only): footage from the longer festival cut
• Message from Canterbury (George Hoellering, 1944, 24 mins): documentary short in which the Archbishop 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
• Illustrated booklet with essays by Andrew Hoellering and András Szekfü, and full film credits

| UK | 1952 | black & white | 114 minutes | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Cert PG (Brief bloody image) Blu-ray: BD50 | 1080p | 24fps | LPCM 1.0 mono audio (48k/24-bit) | Region B