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- ↑ "MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL (U)". British Board of Film Classification . 29 January 1952. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 304. ISBN 9788877422217.
- ↑ "Murder in the Cathedral (1952)". Explore Film & TV. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ Eliot, T. S.; Hoellering, George (1952). The Film of Murder in the Cathedral. 24 Russell Square, London, W. C. 1: Faber and Faber Limited. pp. 13–14.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ↑ "Murder in the Cathedral (1951) - Release Info". Internet Movie Database . Amazon.com . Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ Crowther, Bosley (26 March 1952). "The Screen in Review; Eliot's 'Murder in the Cathedral,' British-Made Film, Shown at Trans-Lux 60th St". The New York Times . Retrieved 23 October 2022.