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The Canterbury Tales (1972)

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The Canterbury Tales

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Philippa Roet, the wife of Geoffrey Chaucer died in 1387 long before he began work on the Canterbury Tales.

Revealing mistakes

Although set at the end of the 14th century, the naked women have shaved legs, armpits and bikini lines.
After Perkin the Reveler smashes the bowl of eggs, a nun in the background who was watching can be seen running back into place.

Anachronisms

Some of the women have tan-lines from bikinis.
Most of the folk ballads used in the film are several centuries out of date for the time period of Chaucer. Notably "The Old Piper" (the song which Perkin sings) was composed by Carl Hardebeck in 1912.
Television aerials and telegraph poles and wires are clearly visible in several scenes.

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