

A Canterbury Tale
1944-08-21 · 125 min · ★ 6.9
Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.
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- Directors
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- Production companies
- The Archers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Eric PortmanThomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila SimAlison Smith
Dennis PricePeter Gibbs
John SweetBob Johnson
Charles HawtreyThomas Duckett
Esmond KnightNarrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Hay PetrieWoodcock
George MerrittNed Horton
Edward RigbyJim Horton
Freda JacksonPrudence Honeywood
Eliot MakehamOrganist
Esma CannonAgnes
Wallace BoscoA. R. P. Worker
Charles PatonErnie Brooks
Jane MillicanSusanna FosterTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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