Movie·1972·1h 51m
The Canterbury Tales
From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!
Country
France
Language
Italian
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// overview
The Story
Original title: I racconti di Canterbury
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Producer
Alberto Grimaldi
Cinematography
Tonino Delli Colli
Music
Ennio Morricone
Editor
Nino Baragli
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Michael Balfour
The Carpenter
Peter Cain
Absalom
// crew
Crew
Alberto Grimaldi
Producer
Tonino Delli Colli
Director of Photography
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director, Screenplay
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Nino Baragli
Editor
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