A Canterbury Tale
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69% Critic Match

A Canterbury Tale

6.9 / 10 1944 2h 5mNR English
MysteryWarDrama

Storyline

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

Cast & Crew

Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Thomas Colpeper, JP

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Powell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Canterbury Tale is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker