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The Canterbury Tales
From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
1972-09-02
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
219
Vote Average
6.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Daniele Buckler
Pilgrim
John Francis Lane
Greedy Friar
Settimo Castagna
Angel
Athol Coats
Rich Homosexual
Judy Stewart-Murray
Alice
Tom Baker
Jenkin
Oscar Fochetti
May's Lover
Willoughby Goddard
Placebo
Peter Stephens
Justinus
Giuseppe Arrigio
Pluto / The God
Elisabetta Genovese
Prosperine
Gordon King
Chancellor
Patrick Duffett
Alan
Eamann Howell
John
Tiziano Longo
Simkin the Miller
Eileen King
Simkin's Wife
Heather Johnson
Molly
Robin Askwith
Rufus
Martin Whelar
Jack the Justice
John McLaren
Johnny the Grace
Edward Monteith
Dick the Sparrow
Kervin Breen
Franca Sciutto
Vittorio Fanfoni
Leonard S. Brooks
Businessman (uncredited)
Stephen Calcutt
The Groom (uncredited)
Phil Davis
2nd Homosexual Lover (uncredited)
Charles De la Tour
Inn-keeper (uncredited)
Francis de Wolff
The Bride's Father (uncredited)
Michael Derrek
Robin (uncredited)
Andrew Dymock
Bill (uncredited)
V. Edwards
The Old Woman (uncredited)
Dorothy Everall
Perkin's Mother (uncredited)
Diana Fisher
The Bride (uncredited)
Chris Greener
Sir Elephant (uncredited)
David Hatton
Poor Homosexual (uncredited)
Judo Al Hayes
Fighter (uncredited)
Terry Hooper
L'Allodoliere (uncredited)
Robert Brook Howard
Vicar of the Monestary (uncredited)
Karl Howman
1st Homosexual Lover (uncredited)
Richard Hughes
Administrator (uncredited)
Laurie Inch
Mary (uncredited)
Charlotte Kell
The Prioress (uncredited)
Pinky Martin
The Nun (uncredited)
Alan McConnell
Master Gervaso (uncredited)
Norman McGlen
Perkin's Father (uncredited)
Peter McGregor
The Merchant (uncredited)
Hugh McKenzie-Bailey
Thomas (uncredited)
Roderick McLeod
Knight's Attendant (uncredited)
Anthony Moore
The Spy (uncredited)
Ken Muggleston
Doctor (uncredited)
Patrick Newell
Prior (uncredited)
Ray Parks
Sergeant (uncredited)
Martin Philips
Martin (uncredited)
Selwyn Roberts
The Knight (uncredited)
Anita Sanders
Thomas' Wife (uncredited)
Marc Sinclair
Ensemble (uncredited)
Mary Stuart
Priest (uncredited)
Reg Stuart
4th Husband (uncredited)
Steve Whitton
Youth without Name (uncredited)
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