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The Canterbury Tales

"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.

Top Cast

  • Hugh Griffith

    Hugh Griffith

    Sir January

  • Laura Betti

    Laura Betti

    The Wife from Bath

  • Ninetto Davoli

    Ninetto Davoli

    Perkin

  • Franco Citti

    Franco Citti

    Devil

  • Josephine Chaplin

    Josephine Chaplin

    May

  • Alan Webb

    Alan Webb

    Old Man

  • Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Geoffrey Chaucer

  • Vernon Dobtcheff

    Vernon Dobtcheff

    The Franklin

  • Jenny Runacre

    Jenny Runacre

    Alison

Overview

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

Rating

6.1 / 10
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