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The Canterbury Tales

1972

1h 51m

6.20

Comedy

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

May

Alan Webb

Old Man

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Geoffrey Chaucer

Vernon Dobtcheff

The Franklin

Jenny Runacre

Alison

Adrian Street

Fighter

Derek Deadman

The Pardoner

Nicholas Smith

Friar

Tom Baker

Jenkin

Willoughby Goddard

Placebo

Elisabetta Genovese

Prosperine

Robin Askwith

Rufus

John McLaren

Johnny the Grace

Franca Sciutto

Vittorio Fanfoni

Phil Davis

2nd Homosexual Lover (uncredited)

Francis de Wolff

The Bride's Father (uncredited)

David Hatton

Poor Homosexual (uncredited)

Karl Howman

1st Homosexual Lover (uncredited)

Patrick Newell

Prior (uncredited)

Selwyn Roberts

The Knight (uncredited)

Anita Sanders

Thomas' Wife (uncredited)

Mary Stuart

Priest (uncredited)

Orla Pederson

Pilgrim

J.P. Van Dyne

The Cook

George Bethell Datch

Host of the Tabard

Dan Thomas

Nicholas

Michael Balfour

The Carpenter

Peter Cain

Absalom

Daniele Buckler

Pilgrim

John Francis Lane

Greedy Friar

Settimo Castagna

Angel

Athol Coats

Rich Homosexual

Judy Stewart-Murray

Alice

Oscar Fochetti

May's Lover

Peter Stephens

Justinus

Giuseppe Arrigio

Pluto / The God

Gordon King

Chancellor

Patrick Duffett

Alan

Eamann Howell

John

Tiziano Longo

Simkin the Miller

Eileen King

Simkin's Wife

Heather Johnson

Molly

Martin Whelar

Jack the Justice

Edward Monteith

Dick the Sparrow

Kervin Breen

Leonard S. Brooks

Businessman (uncredited)

Stephen Calcutt

The Groom (uncredited)

Charles De la Tour

Inn-keeper (uncredited)

Michael Derrek

Robin (uncredited)

Andrew Dymock

Bill (uncredited)

V. Edwards

The Old Woman (uncredited)

Dorothy Everall

Perkin's Mother (uncredited)

Diana Fisher

The Bride (uncredited)

Chris Greener

Sir Elephant (uncredited)

Judo Al Hayes

Fighter (uncredited)

Terry Hooper

L'Allodoliere (uncredited)

Robert Brook Howard

Vicar of the Monestary (uncredited)

Richard Hughes

Administrator (uncredited)

Laurie Inch

Mary (uncredited)

Charlotte Kell

The Prioress (uncredited)

Pinky Martin

The Nun (uncredited)

Alan McConnell

Master Gervaso (uncredited)

Norman McGlen

Perkin's Father (uncredited)

Peter McGregor

The Merchant (uncredited)

Hugh McKenzie-Bailey

Thomas (uncredited)

Roderick McLeod

Knight's Attendant (uncredited)

Anthony Moore

The Spy (uncredited)

Ken Muggleston

Doctor (uncredited)

Ray Parks

Sergeant (uncredited)

Martin Philips

Martin (uncredited)

Marc Sinclair

Ensemble (uncredited)

Reg Stuart

4th Husband (uncredited)

Steve Whitton

Youth without Name (uncredited)

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