The Canterbury Tales
“From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!”
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
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Cast
78 people
Hugh Griffith
Sir January
Known for
Ben-Hur
How to Steal a Million
Laura Betti
The Wife from Bath
Known for
Theorem
1900
Ninetto Davoli
Perkin
Known for
Arabian Nights
The Hawks and the Sparrows
Franco Citti
Devil
Known for
Accattone
Oedipus Rex
Josephine Chaplin
May
Known for
Jack the Ripper
Cop au Vin
Alan Webb
Old Man
Known for
The First Great Train Robbery
The Duellists
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Geoffrey Chaucer
Known for
The Decameron
Vernon Dobtcheff
The Franklin
Known for
The Odyssey
Before Sunset
Jenny Runacre
Alison
Known for
KAOS
The Passenger
Adrian Street
Fighter
Also in
Quest for Fire
Rock & Roll Wrestling: Music Television V
Derek Deadman
The Pardoner
Known for
The Apple
The Sign of Four
Nicholas Smith
Friar
Known for
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
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Pier Paolo Pasolini Director · Geoffrey Chaucer Author Ennio Morricone Composer
United States release December 19, 1979 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages English, Italian
Production
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Production
PEA
Production
Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
I racconti di Canterbury
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Germany · July 2, 1972
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Italy · September 2, 1972
Theatrical · Benevento
United States · December 19, 1979
Theatrical · Atlanta, GA
United States
May 30, 1980 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 15, 1999 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
France
November 29, 1972 · Theatrical
June 11, 2003 · Physical · DVD
April 7, 2021 · Physical · Bluray
Germany
October 12, 1972 · Theatrical · West Germany
Italy
September 3, 1972 · Premiere · Grado Film Festival
September 16, 1972 · Theatrical
Romania
September 2, 1972 · Limited theatrical
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