Robert Donat (Archbishop Thomas Becket), Alan Dobie (First Priest), Wolfe Morris (Second Priest), Patrick Wymark (Third Priest), Old Vic Company. Recorded in no. 2 studio, Abbey Road, London, May 13-15, 1953. Previously released by Columbia. Compact discs. Durations: 45:13 (disc 1) ; 59:38 (disc 2). Program notes (11 pages : illustrations) inserted in container.
Summary:
Set in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170, a drama about the assasination of St. Thomas à Beckett, who opposed Henry II's attempt to limit the clergy's privileges.
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