The Canterbury Tales
1972 · Movie · NC-17 · 111 min · ★ 6.1
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Based on The Canterbury Tales
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Details
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-09-02
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- NC-17
- Runtime
- 111 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (234 votes)
Themes
- adultery
- italian
- homophobia
- eroticism
- marriage
- hell
- extortion
- wedding
- love affair
- devil
- voyeurism
- erotic movie
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Golden Bear · 1972
Cast & crew
Hugh Griffith
as Sir January
Laura Betti
as The Wife from Bath
Ninetto Davoli
as Perkin
Franco Citti
as Devil
Josephine Chaplin
as May
Alan Webb
as Old Man
Pier Paolo Pasolini
as Geoffrey Chaucer
Vernon Dobtcheff
as The Franklin
Jenny Runacre
as Alison
- AS
Adrian Street
as Fighter
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini