The Canterbury Tales (1972)

Name: The Canterbury Tales
Genre: Comedy, History, Drama
Released: 1972-09-02
Duration: 111 min
Cast: Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Josephine Chaplin

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.

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Released 1972-09-02 · 111 min · Comedy, History, Drama

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Cast

Hugh Griffith as Sir January
Laura Betti as The Wife from Bath
Ninetto Davoli as Perkin
Franco Citti as Devil
Josephine Chaplin as May
Alan Webb as Old Man
Pier Paolo Pasolini as Geoffrey Chaucer
Vernon Dobtcheff as The Franklin
Jenny Runacre as Alison
Adrian Street as Fighter
Derek Deadman as The Pardoner
Nicholas Smith as Friar
Orla Pederson as Pilgrim
J.P. Van Dyne as The Cook
George Bethell Datch as Host of the Tabard