The Canterbury Tales (1972)
I racconti di Canterbury
From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!
111 min
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
- Release date
- July 2, 1972
- Country of origin
- Italy, France
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Cast
- Hugh Griffith as Sir January
- Laura Betti as The Wife of Bath
- Ninetto Davoli as Perkin
- Franco Citti as The 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
- Michael Balfour as The Carpenter
- John Francis Lane as Greedy Friar
- Tom Baker as Jenkin
- Willoughby Goddard as Placebo
- Peter Stephens as Justinus
Crew
- Pier Paolo Pasolini · Director
- Pier Paolo Pasolini · Writer
- Geoffrey Chaucer · Writer
- Alberto Grimaldi · Producer
- Ennio Morricone · Composer
- Tonino Delli Colli · Cinematographer
- Nino Baragli · Editor
- Dante Ferretti · Production designer