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The Canterbury Tales(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-09-02
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223 Votes
Time: 1h 51m
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.
Languages: Italian, English.
Countries:
France,
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Les Productions Artistes Associés
PEA
Movie: The Canterbury Tales
Top 10 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
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