A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Overview
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.109 |
Directed By
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Crew
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
John Seabourne Sr.
Emeric Pressburger
Erwin Hillier
Michael Powell
Allan Gray
Alfred Junge
George Paternoster
Elliot Scott
Parry Jones Jr.
Harold Hurdell
Jim Body
Desmond Dew
George Maynard
Dorothy Edwards
Ernest Gasser
C. C. Stevens
Alan Whatley
W. Percy Day
Miss Johnstone
Alan Thorne
George Blackler
J.H. Kay
Arthur Breton
Hilda Sheardown-Course
TOP CAST
Eric Portman
Thomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila Sim
Alison Smith
Dennis Price
Peter Gibbs
John Sweet
Bob Johnson
Charles Hawtrey
Thomas Duckett
Esmond Knight
Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Hay Petrie
Woodcock
George Merritt
Ned Horton
Edward Rigby
Jim Horton
Freda Jackson
Prudence Honeywood
Betty Jardine
Fee Baker
Eliot Makeham
Organist
Parry Jones Jr.
Arthur
Beresford Egan
P. C. Ovenden
Esma Cannon
Agnes
Anthony Holles
Sergt. Bassett
Maude Lambert
Miss Grainger
Wallace Bosco
A. R. P. Worker
Charles Paton
Ernie Brooks
Jane Millican
Susanna Foster
Michael Golden
Sergt. Smale
John Slater
Sergt. Len
Graham Moffatt
Sergt. Stuffy
Judith Furse
Dorothy Bird
Barbara Waring
Polly Finn
Jean Shepeard
Gwladys Swinton
Margaret Scudamore
Mrs Colpeper
Joss Ambler
Police Inspector
H.F. Maltby
Mr. Portal
Eric Maturin
Geoffrey's Father
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