A Canterbury Tale (1944)

A Canterbury Tale (1944)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1944-08-21 United Kingdom 125 Min. PG-13
6.9 117 votes
Drama, Mystery, War, Comedy

Overview

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

Cast

Eric Portman is Thomas Colpeper, JP
Thomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila Sim is Alison Smith
Alison Smith
Dennis Price is Peter Gibbs
Peter Gibbs
John Sweet is Bob Johnson
Bob Johnson
Charles Hawtrey is Thomas Duckett
Thomas Duckett
Esmond Knight is Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Hay Petrie is Woodcock
Woodcock
George Merritt is Ned Horton
Ned Horton
Edward Rigby is Jim Horton
Jim Horton
Freda Jackson is Prudence Honeywood
Prudence Honeywood
Betty Jardine is Fee Baker
Fee Baker
Eliot Makeham is Organist
Organist
Beresford Egan is P. C. Ovenden
P. C. Ovenden
Esma Cannon is Agnes
Agnes
Anthony Holles is Sergt. Bassett
Sergt. Bassett
Maude Lambert is Miss Grainger
Miss Grainger
Wallace Bosco is A. R. P. Worker
A. R. P. Worker
Charles Paton is Ernie Brooks
Ernie Brooks
Jane Millican is Susanna Foster
Susanna Foster
Michael Golden is Sergt. Smale
Sergt. Smale
John Slater is Sergt. Len
Sergt. Len
Graham Moffatt is Sergt. Stuffy
Sergt. Stuffy
Judith Furse is Dorothy Bird
Dorothy Bird
Barbara Waring is Polly Finn
Polly Finn
Jean Shepeard is Gwladys Swinton
Gwladys Swinton
Margaret Scudamore is Mrs Colpeper
Mrs Colpeper
Joss Ambler is Police Inspector
Police Inspector
H.F. Maltby is Mr. Portal
Mr. Portal
Eric Maturin is Geoffrey's Father
Geoffrey's Father
George Hall is Police Superintendent (uncredited)
Police Superintendent (uncredited)