The Canterbury Tales poster

From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!

The Canterbury Tales

6.1 / 10 6.1 1972 1h 51mNC-17

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Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

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CAST

The people behind the story

Hugh Griffith

Hugh GriffithSir January

Laura Betti

Laura BettiThe Wife from Bath

Ninetto Davoli

Ninetto DavoliPerkin

Franco Citti

Franco CittiDevil

Josephine Chaplin

Josephine ChaplinMay

Alan Webb

Alan WebbOld Man

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pier Paolo PasoliniGeoffrey Chaucer

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon DobtcheffThe Franklin