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A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale

Genres

MysteryWarDrama

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

21 August 1944

Country

United Kingdom

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

Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Jim Horton

Freda Jackson

Freda Jackson

Prudence Honeywood

Betty Jardine

Betty Jardine

Fee Baker

Eliot Makeham

Eliot Makeham

Organist

Parry Jones Jr.

Parry Jones Jr.

Arthur

Beresford Egan

Beresford Egan

P. C. Ovenden

Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Agnes

Anthony Holles

Anthony Holles

Sergt. Bassett

Maude Lambert

Maude Lambert

Miss Grainger

Wallace Bosco

Wallace Bosco

A. R. P. Worker

Charles Paton

Charles Paton

Ernie Brooks

Jane Millican

Jane Millican

Susanna Foster

Michael Golden

Michael Golden

Sergt. Smale

John Slater

John Slater

Sergt. Len

Graham Moffatt

Graham Moffatt

Sergt. Stuffy

Judith Furse

Judith Furse

Dorothy Bird

Barbara Waring

Barbara Waring

Polly Finn

Jean Shepeard

Jean Shepeard

Gwladys Swinton

Margaret Scudamore

Margaret Scudamore

Mrs Colpeper

Joss Ambler

Joss Ambler

Police Inspector

H.F. Maltby

H.F. Maltby

Mr. Portal

Eric Maturin

Eric Maturin

Geoffrey's Father

George Hall

George Hall

Police Superintendent (uncredited)

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