The Canterbury Tales main backdrop
The Canterbury Tales main poster

The Canterbury Tales

Visit website

6.2/10 • 219

1972-09-021h 51m

Comedy

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.

Directors
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Editors
Nino Baragli

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Hugh Griffith

    Hugh Griffith

    Sir January

  2. Laura Betti

    Laura Betti

    The Wife from Bath

  3. Ninetto Davoli

    Ninetto Davoli

    Perkin

  4. Franco Citti

    Franco Citti

    Devil

  5. Josephine Chaplin

    Josephine Chaplin

    May

  6. Alan Webb

    Alan Webb

    Old Man

  7. Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Geoffrey Chaucer

  8. Vernon Dobtcheff

    Vernon Dobtcheff

    The Franklin

  9. Jenny Runacre

    Jenny Runacre

    Alison

Reviews0

We don't have any reviews for The Canterbury Tales.

Media

  • The Canterbury Tales poster
  • The Canterbury Tales poster
  • The Canterbury Tales poster
  • The Canterbury Tales poster
  • The Canterbury Tales poster
  • The Canterbury Tales poster
  • The Canterbury Tales poster
  • The Canterbury Tales poster
  • The Canterbury Tales poster

Recommendations

  • Arabian Nights main backdrop

    Arabian Nights

    6.5

  • The Petrified Forest main backdrop

    The Petrified Forest

    7.1

  • Pigsty main backdrop

    Pigsty

    7.1

  • One Sings, the Other Doesn't main backdrop

    One Sings, the Other Doesn't

    7.2

  • Hotel by the River main backdrop

    Hotel by the River

    6.4

  • The Voice of the Moon main backdrop

    The Voice of the Moon

    6.8

  • Henry & June main backdrop

    Henry & June

    6.1

  • My Dearest Senorita main backdrop

    My Dearest Senorita

    6.5

  • Monika main backdrop

    Monika

    4.7

  • The Sleepwalker main backdrop

    The Sleepwalker

    5.6

  • Fièvre main backdrop

    Fièvre

    5.6

  • Medea main backdrop

    Medea

    6.6

  • Slap the Monster on Page One main backdrop

    Slap the Monster on Page One

    7.6

  • Good Morning, Night main backdrop

    Good Morning, Night

    7.1

  • El Camino Christmas main backdrop

    El Camino Christmas

    5.6

  • The Decameron main backdrop

    The Decameron

    6.9

  • Fritz the Cat main backdrop

    Fritz the Cat

    6.1

  • Mamma Roma main backdrop

    Mamma Roma

    7.9

  • A Good Marriage main backdrop

    A Good Marriage

    5.3

  • Parental Guidance main backdrop

    Parental Guidance

    6.0

Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
adulteryitalianhomophobiaeroticismmarriagehellextortionweddinglove affairdevilvoyeurismvignette