A Canterbury Tale
Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.
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Eric Portman
Thomas Colpeper, JP
Known for
The Colditz Story
49th Parallel
Sheila Sim
Alison Smith
Known for
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Dennis Price
Peter Gibbs
Known for
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Twins of Evil
John Sweet
Bob Johnson
Charles Hawtrey
Thomas Duckett
Known for
Carry On Camping
Passport to Pimlico
Esmond Knight
Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Known for
The Element of Crime
Black Narcissus
Hay Petrie
Woodcock
Known for
The Thief of Bagdad
Jamaica Inn
George Merritt
Ned Horton
Known for
Young and Innocent
I, Monster
Edward Rigby
Jim Horton
Known for
Young and Innocent
Went the Day Well?
Freda Jackson
Prudence Honeywood
Known for
The Brides of Dracula
Clash of the Titans
Betty Jardine
Fee Baker
Also in
The Ghost Train
We'll Meet Again
Eliot Makeham
Organist
Known for
The Crimson Pirate
Night Train to Munich
Emeric Pressburger Director · Michael Powell Director Allan Gray Composer
United States release January 21, 1949 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Independent Producers
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The Archers
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J. Arthur Rank Organisation
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Independent Producers
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 21, 1944
Theatrical
United States · January 21, 1949
Theatrical
Sweden
April 25, 1981 · Limited theatrical
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