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

1972

1h 51m

6.2(220 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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

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78 members

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Hugh Griffith

Sir January

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Laura Betti

The Wife from Bath

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Ninetto Davoli

Perkin

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Franco Citti

Devil

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Josephine Chaplin

May

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Alan Webb

Old Man

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Pier Paolo Pasolini

Geoffrey Chaucer

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Vernon Dobtcheff

The Franklin

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Jenny Runacre

Alison

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Adrian Street

Fighter

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Derek Deadman

The Pardoner

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Nicholas Smith

Friar

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Orla Pederson

Pilgrim

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J.P. Van Dyne

The Cook

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George Bethell Datch

Host of the Tabard

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Dan Thomas

Nicholas

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Michael Balfour

The Carpenter

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Peter Cain

Absalom

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Daniele Buckler

Pilgrim

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John Francis Lane

Greedy Friar

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Settimo Castagna

Angel

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Athol Coats

Rich Homosexual

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Judy Stewart-Murray

Alice

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Tom Baker

Jenkin

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Oscar Fochetti

May's Lover

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Willoughby Goddard

Placebo

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Peter Stephens

Justinus

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Giuseppe Arrigio

Pluto / The God

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Elisabetta Genovese

Prosperine

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Gordon King

Chancellor

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Patrick Duffett

Alan

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Eamann Howell

John

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Tiziano Longo

Simkin the Miller

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Eileen King

Simkin's Wife

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Heather Johnson

Molly

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Robin Askwith

Rufus

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Martin Whelar

Jack the Justice

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John McLaren

Johnny the Grace

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Edward Monteith

Dick the Sparrow

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Kervin Breen

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Franca Sciutto

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Vittorio Fanfoni

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Leonard S. Brooks

Businessman (uncredited)

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Stephen Calcutt

The Groom (uncredited)

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Phil Davis

2nd Homosexual Lover (uncredited)

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Charles De la Tour

Inn-keeper (uncredited)

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Francis de Wolff

The Bride's Father (uncredited)

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Michael Derrek

Robin (uncredited)

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Andrew Dymock

Bill (uncredited)

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V. Edwards

The Old Woman (uncredited)

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Dorothy Everall

Perkin's Mother (uncredited)

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Diana Fisher

The Bride (uncredited)

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Chris Greener

Sir Elephant (uncredited)

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David Hatton

Poor Homosexual (uncredited)

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Judo Al Hayes

Fighter (uncredited)

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Terry Hooper

L'Allodoliere (uncredited)

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Robert Brook Howard

Vicar of the Monestary (uncredited)

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Karl Howman

1st Homosexual Lover (uncredited)

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Richard Hughes

Administrator (uncredited)

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Laurie Inch

Mary (uncredited)

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Charlotte Kell

The Prioress (uncredited)

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Pinky Martin

The Nun (uncredited)

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Alan McConnell

Master Gervaso (uncredited)

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Norman McGlen

Perkin's Father (uncredited)

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Peter McGregor

The Merchant (uncredited)

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Hugh McKenzie-Bailey

Thomas (uncredited)

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Roderick McLeod

Knight's Attendant (uncredited)

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Anthony Moore

The Spy (uncredited)

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Art

Ken Muggleston

Doctor (uncredited)

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Patrick Newell

Prior (uncredited)

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Ray Parks

Sergeant (uncredited)

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Martin Philips

Martin (uncredited)

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Selwyn Roberts

The Knight (uncredited)

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Anita Sanders

Thomas' Wife (uncredited)

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Marc Sinclair

Ensemble (uncredited)

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Mary Stuart

Priest (uncredited)

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Reg Stuart

4th Husband (uncredited)

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Steve Whitton

Youth without Name (uncredited)

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