The Canterbury Tales
“From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!”
1972•NC-17•1h 51m•6.1•Released
ComedyHistoryDrama
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writer
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Languages
Italian, English
Studio
Les Productions Artistes Associés
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
Production
Company
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Company
PEA
Producer
Alberto Grimaldi
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