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A Canterbury Tale

Michael Powell

1944 • 2h 5m

Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.

A Canterbury Tale

Cast

Eric Portman

Eric PortmanThomas Colpeper, JP

Sheila Sim

Sheila SimAlison Smith

Dennis Price

Dennis PricePeter Gibbs

John Sweet

John SweetBob Johnson

Charles Hawtrey

Charles HawtreyThomas Duckett

Esmond Knight

Esmond KnightNarrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot

Hay Petrie

Hay PetrieWoodcock

George Merritt

George MerrittNed Horton

Edward Rigby

Edward RigbyJim Horton

Freda Jackson

Freda JacksonPrudence Honeywood

Betty JardineFee Baker

Eliot Makeham

Eliot MakehamOrganist

Parry Jones Jr.Arthur

Beresford EganP. C. Ovenden

Esma Cannon

Esma CannonAgnes

Crew

Michael Powell

Michael PowellWriter

Emeric Pressburger

Emeric PressburgerDirector

Erwin Hillier

Erwin HillierDirector of Photography

Alfred Junge

Alfred JungeProduction Design

John Sweet

John SweetVocals

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