The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales (1972)

Comedy1 hour and 51 minutes
63%
User score

From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!

Description

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

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director, Screenplay
Geoffrey Chaucer
Novel

Actors

Hugh Griffith
Hugh Griffith
Sir January
Laura Betti
Laura Betti
The Wife from Bath
Ninetto Davoli
Ninetto Davoli
Perkin
Franco Citti
Franco Citti
Devil
Josephine Chaplin
Josephine Chaplin
May
Alan Webb
Alan Webb
Old Man
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Geoffrey Chaucer
J.P. Van Dyne
J.P. Van Dyne
The Cook
Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff
The Franklin
Adrian Street
Adrian Street
Fighter
Orla Pederson
Orla Pederson
Pilgrim
Derek Deadman
Derek Deadman
The Pardoner
Nicholas Smith
Nicholas Smith
Friar
George Bethell Datch
George Bethell Datch
Host of the Tabard
Dan Thomas
Dan Thomas
Nicholas
Michael Balfour
Michael Balfour
The Carpenter
Jenny Runacre
Jenny Runacre
Alison
Peter Cain
Peter Cain
Absalom
Daniele Buckler
Daniele Buckler
Pilgrim
John Francis Lane
John Francis Lane
Greedy Friar
Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Budget

—

Revenue

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