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A Canterbury Tale (1944)

NR ★ 6.9/10 125 min Mystery, War, Drama United Kingdom English
Directors: Emeric Pressburger , Michael Powell
Writers: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
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Description

Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.

Top Cast

Eric Portman
Eric Portman Thomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila Sim
Sheila Sim Alison Smith
Dennis Price
Dennis Price Peter Gibbs
John Sweet
John Sweet Bob Johnson
Charles Hawtrey
Charles Hawtrey Thomas Duckett
Esmond Knight
Esmond Knight Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Hay Petrie
Hay Petrie Woodcock
George Merritt
George Merritt Ned Horton

A Canterbury Tale Appears on 3 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #339
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #1029
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #259

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