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A Canterbury Tale
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Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.

Directed byMichael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 5m
Language
EN
Released
August 21, 1944
Studios
The ArchersJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Thomas Colpeper, JP

Sheila Sim

Sheila Sim

Alison Smith

Dennis Price

Dennis Price

Peter Gibbs

John Sweet

John Sweet

Bob Johnson

Charles Hawtrey

Charles Hawtrey

Thomas Duckett

Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Woodcock

George Merritt

George Merritt

Ned Horton

Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Jim Horton

Freda Jackson

Freda Jackson

Prudence Honeywood

Creative team
Directed by
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Written by
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Produced by
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
Michael Powell

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