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61% Critic Match
The Canterbury Tales
“From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!”
6.1 / 10• 1972• 1h 51m•NC-17• Italian
ComedyHistoryDrama
Storyline
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Cast & Crew
Hugh Griffith
Sir January
Lead
Laura Betti
The Wife from Bath
Ninetto Davoli
Perkin
Franco Citti
Devil
Josephine Chaplin
May
Alan Webb
Old Man
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Geoffrey Chaucer
Vernon Dobtcheff
The Franklin
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pier Paolo Pasolini's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Canterbury Tales is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
