The Canterbury Tales
02/09/1972
2h

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


Hugh Griffith
Sir January


Laura Betti
The Wife from Bath


Ninetto Davoli
Perkin


Franco Citti
Devil


Josephine Chaplin
May


Alan Webb
Old Man


Pier Paolo Pasolini
Geoffrey Chaucer


Vernon Dobtcheff
The Franklin


Jenny Runacre
Alison
Adrian Street
Fighter


Derek Deadman
The Pardoner


Nicholas Smith
Friar
Orla Pederson
Pilgrim
J.P. Van Dyne
The Cook
George Bethell Datch
Host of the Tabard
Dan Thomas
Nicholas


Michael Balfour
The Carpenter
Peter Cain
Absalom
Daniele Buckler
Pilgrim
John Francis Lane
Greedy Friar
Settimo Castagna
Angel
Athol Coats
Rich Homosexual
Judy Stewart-Murray
Alice


Tom Baker
Jenkin
Oscar Fochetti
May's Lover


Willoughby Goddard
Placebo
Peter Stephens
Justinus
Giuseppe Arrigio
Pluto / The God


Elisabetta Genovese
Prosperine
Gordon King
Chancellor
Patrick Duffett
Alan
Eamann Howell
John


Tiziano Longo
Simkin the Miller
Eileen King
Simkin's Wife
Heather Johnson
Molly


Robin Askwith
Rufus
Martin Whelar
Jack the Justice


John McLaren
Johnny the Grace
Edward Monteith
Dick the Sparrow
Kervin Breen
Franca Sciutto


Vittorio Fanfoni
Leonard S. Brooks
Businessman (uncredited)
Stephen Calcutt
The Groom (uncredited)


Phil Davis
2nd Homosexual Lover (uncredited)
Charles De la Tour
Inn-keeper (uncredited)


Francis de Wolff
The Bride's Father (uncredited)
Michael Derrek
Robin (uncredited)
Andrew Dymock
Bill (uncredited)
V. Edwards
The Old Woman (uncredited)
Dorothy Everall
Perkin's Mother (uncredited)
Diana Fisher
The Bride (uncredited)
Chris Greener
Sir Elephant (uncredited)


David Hatton
Poor Homosexual (uncredited)
Judo Al Hayes
Fighter (uncredited)
Terry Hooper
L'Allodoliere (uncredited)
Robert Brook Howard
Vicar of the Monestary (uncredited)


Karl Howman
1st Homosexual Lover (uncredited)
Richard Hughes
Administrator (uncredited)
Laurie Inch
Mary (uncredited)
Charlotte Kell
The Prioress (uncredited)
Pinky Martin
The Nun (uncredited)
Alan McConnell
Master Gervaso (uncredited)
Norman McGlen
Perkin's Father (uncredited)
Peter McGregor
The Merchant (uncredited)
Hugh McKenzie-Bailey
Thomas (uncredited)
Roderick McLeod
Knight's Attendant (uncredited)
Anthony Moore
The Spy (uncredited)
Ken Muggleston
Doctor (uncredited)


Patrick Newell
Prior (uncredited)
Ray Parks
Sergeant (uncredited)
Martin Philips
Martin (uncredited)


Selwyn Roberts
The Knight (uncredited)


Anita Sanders
Thomas' Wife (uncredited)
Marc Sinclair
Ensemble (uncredited)


Mary Stuart
Priest (uncredited)
Reg Stuart
4th Husband (uncredited)
Steve Whitton
Youth without Name (uncredited)
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