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A Canterbury Tale is a 1944 British film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price and Sgt. John Sweet; Esmond Knight provided narration and played two small roles.
Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury. The film features a glue-man, a magistrate, a cathedral, and a vision of England's history.
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- Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- 1949-01-21
Jul 30, 2015 · A Canterbury Tale (1944) Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price. Also starring: Sergt John Sweet US Army, Charles Hawtrey A 'Land Girl', an American GI, and a British soldier find themselves...
- 119 min
- 232.7K
- Ahuf Kizu
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s beloved classic A Canterbury Tale is a profoundly personal journey to Powell’s bucolic birthplace of Kent, England. Set amid the tumult of the Second World War, yet with a rhythm as delicate as a lullaby, the film follows three modern-day incarnations of Chaucer’s pilgrims—a melancholy “landgirl ...
- Thomas Colpeper
On the way to Canterbury during World War II, American G.I. Bob Johnson (John Sweet) mistakenly gets off the train in Chillingbourne, where he encounters British Sgt....
- (15)
- Drama, Mystery & Thriller
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
A film about three modern-day pilgrims who investigate a glue-man prank and learn about the history of Canterbury. The plot involves a mysterious magistrate, a missing fiancé, and a cathedral organist.
The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. It is widely regarded as Chaucer's magnum opus.
