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The Canterbury Tales

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6.2/10 • 214

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

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  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. J.P. Van Dyne

    J.P. Van Dyne

    The Cook

  9. Vernon Dobtcheff

    Vernon Dobtcheff

    The Franklin

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Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
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Revenue
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