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The Canterbury Tales (1972)
I racconti di Canterbury (original title)

X 112 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   30 May 1980 (USA)
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Director:

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Writers:

Pier Paolo Pasolini (screenplay), Geoffrey Chaucer (book)

Stars:

Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti and Ninetto Davoli
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hugh Griffith ...
Sir January
Laura Betti Laura Betti ...
Ninetto Davoli Ninetto Davoli ...
Perkin
Franco Citti Franco Citti ...
Josephine Chaplin Josephine Chaplin ...
May
Alan Webb Alan Webb ...
Old Man
Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini ...
J.P. Van Dyne J.P. Van Dyne ...
The Cook
Vernon Dobtcheff ...
The Franklin
Adrian Street Adrian Street ...
Fighter
O.T. O.T. ...
Chief Witch-Hunter (as OT)
Derek Deadman Derek Deadman ...
The Pardoner (as Derek Deadmin)
Nicholas Smith Nicholas Smith ...
Friar
George Bethell Datch George Bethell Datch ...
Host of the Tabard (as George B. Datch)
Dan Thomas Dan Thomas ...
Nicholas
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Comedy | Drama

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Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | English

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Also Known As:

Los cuentos de Canterbury See more »

Filming Locations:

Bath, Somerset, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Productions Artistes Associés, Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1
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Trivia

The line spoken by the angel in the last segment, "Vuolsi così colà dove si puote ciò che si vuole e più non dimandare" ("'It's will'd, where will and power are one. Ask thou no more"), is a quotation from Dante Alighieri's Inferno. See more »

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References The Circus (1928) See more »