The Canterbury Tales(1972)
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.
Movie: The Canterbury Tales
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sir January
The Wife from Bath
Perkin
Devil
May
Old Man
Geoffrey Chaucer
The Franklin
Fighter
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