Movie
The Canterbury Tales
1972NC-171h 51m6.1 / 10
From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
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Synopsis
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
More about The Canterbury Tales
Cast
Hugh GriffithSir January
Laura BettiThe Wife from Bath
Ninetto DavoliPerkin
Franco CittiDevil
Josephine ChaplinMay
Alan WebbOld Man
Pier Paolo PasoliniGeoffrey Chaucer
Vernon DobtcheffThe FranklinCredits
- Directed by
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Written by
- Pier Paolo Pasolini, Geoffrey Chaucer
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Original title
- I racconti di Canterbury
Production
- Les Productions Artistes AssociésFrance
- PEAItaly
Themes
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