The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales
1972ComedyDrama111 mins
★★★★★

Plot

Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.

  • Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Director

  • Geoffrey Chaucer

    Novel

  • Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Screenplay

  • Tonino Delli Colli

    Director of Photography

  • Nino Baragli

    Editor

  • Hugh Griffith

    Sir January

  • Laura Betti

    The Wife from Bath

  • Ninetto Davoli

    Perkin

  • Franco Citti

    Devil

  • Josephine Chaplin

    May

  • Alan Webb

    Old Man

  • Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Geoffrey Chaucer

  • J.P. Van Dyne

    The Cook

  • Vernon Dobtcheff

    The Franklin

  • Adrian Street

    Fighter

  • Orla Pederson

    Pilgrim

  • Derek Deadman

    The Pardoner

  • Nicholas Smith

    Friar

  • George Bethell Datch

    Host of the Tabard

  • Dan Thomas

    Nicholas

  • Michael Balfour

    The Carpenter

  • Jenny Runacre

    Alison

  • Peter Cain

    Absalom

  • Daniele Buckler

    Pilgrim

  • John Francis Lane

    Greedy Friar

  • Settimo Castagna

    Angel

  • Athol Coats

    Rich Homosexual

  • Judy Stewart-Murray

    Alice

  • Tom Baker

    Jenkin

  • Oscar Fochetti

    May's Lover

  • Willoughby Goddard

    Placebo

  • Peter Stephens

    Justinus

  • Giuseppe Arrigio

    Pluto / The God

  • Elisabetta Genovese

    Prosperine

  • Gordon King

    Chancellor

  • Patrick Duffett

    Alan

  • Eamann Howell

    John

  • Tiziano Longo

    Simkin the Miller

  • Eileen King

    Simkin's Wife

  • Heather Johnson

    Molly

  • Robin Askwith

    Rufus

  • Martin Whelar

    Jack the Justice

  • John McLaren

    Johnny the Grace

  • Edward Monteith

    Dick the Sparrow

  • Kervin Breen

    • 3.5

    Runtime

    111 minutes

    Released

    1972-09-02

    Languages

    Italiano

    English

    Countries

    France

    Italy

    Studios

    Les Productions Artistes Associés

    PEA

    Sound

  • Ennio Morricone

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    267 days ago

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