The Canterbury Tales
From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
- Director
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Humour
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Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
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- Release date
- Sep 2, 1972
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
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- Language
- English, Italian
- Country
- France, Italy
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