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A Canterbury Tale

6.9/ 1019442h 5mNR

MysteryWarDrama

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

Directed by Michael Powell

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Behind the frames

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The cast

Faces behind the story

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