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A Canterbury Tale

DramaMysteryWar
6.9
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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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DirectorEmeric Pressburger

Keywords

englandworld war iiwartimerural areablack and whiterailroadcanterburyhome frontamerican in the uk

Cast

Eric Portman as Thomas Colpeper, JP

Eric Portman

Thomas Colpeper, JP

Sheila Sim as Alison Smith

Sheila Sim

Alison Smith

Dennis Price as Peter Gibbs

Dennis Price

Peter Gibbs

John Sweet as Bob Johnson

John Sweet

Bob Johnson

Charles Hawtrey as Thomas Duckett

Charles Hawtrey

Thomas Duckett

Esmond Knight as Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot

Esmond Knight

Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot

Hay Petrie as Woodcock

Hay Petrie

Woodcock

George Merritt as Ned Horton

George Merritt

Ned Horton

Edward Rigby as Jim Horton

Edward Rigby

Jim Horton

Freda Jackson as Prudence Honeywood

Freda Jackson

Prudence Honeywood

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