The Canterbury Tales

15+
1h 51m
1972
6.126 /10 (228)

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

Overview

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

Country : France, Italy
Languages : Italiano, English
Released Date: 1972-09-02

Top Billed Cast

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

Vernon Dobtcheff

The Franklin

Jenny Runacre

Alison

Adrian Street

Fighter

Derek Deadman

The Pardoner

Nicholas Smith

Friar

Orla Pederson

Pilgrim

J.P. Van Dyne

The Cook

George Bethell Datch

Host of the Tabard

Dan Thomas

Nicholas

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