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Language. English. 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. For the post-war American release, Raymond Massey narrated and Kim Hunter was added to the film.
A Canterbury Tale: Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. With Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, John Sweet. Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.
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- Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- 1949-01-21
Jul 30, 2015 · Also starring: Sergt John Sweet US Army, Charles Hawtrey A 'Land Girl', an American GI, and a British soldier find themselves together in a small Kent town o...
- 119 min
- 235.8K
- Ahuf Kizu
A Canterbury Tale (1944) A Canterbury Tale (1944) A Canterbury Tale (1944) View more photos Movie Info. Synopsis On the way to Canterbury during World War II, American G.I. Bob Johnson (John Sweet ...
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- Drama, Mystery & Thriller
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
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,” a plainspoken American GI, and a resourceful ...
- Thomas Colpeper
Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury. The film combines mystery, comedy and history, featuring the local magistrate, a glue-man, and the Pilgrim's Way.
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Jul 10, 2006 · Canterbury Tale, A (1944) -- (Movie Clip) Another Kind Of Pilgrim Writing, directing and producing team Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger with their distinctive opening, Esmond Knight narrating,from the wartime A Canterbury Tale, 1944, starring Eric Portman, Sheila Sim and Dennis Price.
