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The Canterbury Tales

Original title: I racconti di Canterbury

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

  • Movie
  • 1972
  • NC-17
  • 1h 51m

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

6.1

TMDB audience rating
6.1 out of 10 from 245 votes

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Overview

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

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Cast and crew

  • Hugh Griffith

    Hugh GriffithSir January

  • Laura Betti

    Laura BettiThe Wife from Bath

  • Ninetto Davoli

    Ninetto DavoliPerkin

  • Franco Citti

    Franco CittiDevil

  • Josephine Chaplin

    Josephine ChaplinMay

  • Alan Webb

    Alan WebbOld Man

  • Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Pier Paolo PasoliniGeoffrey Chaucer

  • Vernon Dobtcheff

    Vernon DobtcheffThe Franklin

  • Jenny Runacre

    Jenny RunacreAlison

  • Adrian StreetFighter

  • Derek Deadman

    Derek DeadmanThe Pardoner

  • Nicholas Smith

    Nicholas SmithFriar

  • Orla PedersonPilgrim

  • J.P. Van DyneThe Cook

  • George Bethell DatchHost of the Tabard

  • Dan ThomasNicholas

  • Michael Balfour

    Michael BalfourThe Carpenter

  • Peter CainAbsalom

Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writer
Geoffrey Chaucer and Pier Paolo Pasolini
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Tonino Delli Colli