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The Canterbury Tales (1972)

From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!

6.1(234)1h 51mSeptember 2, 1972

Comedy History Drama

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Writer

Rate

Diary

Overview

Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.

Cast

Hugh Griffith

Sir January

Laura Betti

The Wife from Bath

Ninetto Davoli

Perkin

Franco Citti

Devil

Josephine Chaplin

The Canterbury Tales · Cinemalant

May

Alan Webb

Old Man

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Geoffrey Chaucer

Vernon Dobtcheff

The Franklin

Jenny Runacre

Alison

Derek Deadman

The Pardoner

Nicholas Smith

Friar

Michael Balfour

The Carpenter

Tom Baker

Jenkin

Willoughby Goddard

Placebo

Elisabetta Genovese

Prosperine

Tiziano Longo

Simkin the Miller

Videos

Status: Released
Original title: I racconti di Canterbury
Original language: Italian
Release date: September 2, 1972
Production: Les Productions Artistes Associés, PEA
Country: France, Italy

Keywords

adulteryitalianhomophobiaeroticismmarriagehellextortionweddinglove affairdevilvoyeurismerotic movievignette

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