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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. 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. 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 ...
- Thomas Colpeper
While the film is called A Canterbury Tale, most of the action takes place before the characters arrive in the city. Indeed only the final 20 minutes of the movie are set in Canterbury ...
- (15)
- Drama, Mystery & Thriller
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Mar 20, 2023 · Directed, written and produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (aka The Archers)Starring:Eric PortmanSheila SimDennis PriceKim HunterSgt John SweetC...
- 125 min
- 966
- musrlokoohn
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Bob Johnson (John Sweet), an American serviceman on his way to meet a friend in Canterbury, gets out at a small village station by mistake in the blackout. Bewildered, he is befriended by Alison Smith (Sheila Sim), a London salesgirl turned landgirl and Peter Gibbs (Dennis Price), a British soldier on his way back to camp outside the village ...
