Comedy ·History ·Drama · France · 1972 · 1h 51m

The Canterbury Tales

I racconti di Canterbury

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Director
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
Crew
Tonino Delli Colli — Director of Photography Nino Baragli — Editor Ennio Morricone — Original Music Composer Pier Paolo Pasolini — Screenplay Geoffrey Chaucer — Novel Alberto Grimaldi — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer The Canterbury Tales — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Pier Paolo Pasolini Director Tonino Delli Colli Director of Photography Nino Baragli Editor Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer Pier Paolo Pasolini Screenplay Geoffrey Chaucer Novel Alberto Grimaldi Producer Dante Ferretti Production Design Danilo Donati Costume Design
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