The Canterbury Tales

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
NC-17
1972    1h 51mComedy, Drama,
6.360%62%
Pasolini's artistic, sometimes violent, always vividly cinematic retelling of some of Chaucer's most erotic tales.

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Cast of The Canterbury Tales

  • Hugh GriffithSir January
  • Laura BettiThe Wife from Bath
  • Ninetto DavoliPerkin
  • Franco CittiDevil
  • Josephine ChaplinMay
  • Alan WebbOld Man
  • Pier Paolo PasoliniGeoffrey Chaucer / Director / Writer
  • Vernon DobtcheffThe Franklin
  • Jenny RunacreAlison
  • Adrian StreetFighter
  • Derek DeadmanThe Pardoner
  • Nicholas SmithFriar
  • Orla PedersonPilgrim
  • J.P. Van DyneThe Cook
  • George Bethell DatchHost of the Tabard
  • Dan ThomasNicholas
  • Michael BalfourThe Carpenter
  • Peter CainAbsalom
  • Daniele BucklerPilgrim
  • John Francis LaneGreedy Friar
  • Settimo CastagnaAngel
  • Athol CoatsRich Homosexual
  • Judy Stewart-MurrayAlice
  • Tom BakerJenkin
  • Oscar FochettiMay's Lover
  • Willoughby GoddardPlacebo
  • Peter StephensJustinus
  • Giuseppe ArrigioPluto / The God
  • Elisabetta GenoveseProsperine
  • Gordon KingChancellor
  • Patrick DuffettAlan
  • Eamann HowellJohn
  • Tiziano LongoSimkin the Miller
  • Eileen KingSimkin's Wife
  • Heather JohnsonMolly
  • Robin AskwithRufus
  • Martin WhelarJack the Justice
  • John McLarenJohnny the Grace
  • Edward MonteithDick the Sparrow
  • Kervin Breen
  • Franca Sciutto
  • Vittorio Fanfoni
  • Leonard S. BrooksBusinessman (uncredited)
  • Stephen CalcuttThe Groom (uncredited)
  • Phil Davis2nd Homosexual Lover (uncredited)
  • Charles De la TourInn-keeper (uncredited)
  • Francis de WolffThe Bride's Father (uncredited)
  • Michael DerrekRobin (uncredited)
  • Andrew DymockBill (uncredited)
  • V. EdwardsThe Old Woman (uncredited)
  • Dorothy EverallPerkin's Mother (uncredited)
  • Diana FisherThe Bride (uncredited)
  • Chris GreenerSir Elephant (uncredited)
  • David HattonPoor Homosexual (uncredited)
  • Judo Al HayesFighter (uncredited)
  • Terry HooperL'Allodoliere (uncredited)
  • Robert Brook HowardVicar of the Monestary (uncredited)
  • Karl Howman1st Homosexual Lover (uncredited)
  • Richard HughesAdministrator (uncredited)
  • Laurie InchMary (uncredited)
  • Charlotte KellThe Prioress (uncredited)
  • Pinky MartinThe Nun (uncredited)
  • Alan McConnellMaster Gervaso (uncredited)
  • Norman McGlenPerkin's Father (uncredited)
  • Peter McGregorThe Merchant (uncredited)
  • Hugh McKenzie-BaileyThomas (uncredited)
  • Roderick McLeodKnight's Attendant (uncredited)
  • Anthony MooreThe Spy (uncredited)
  • Ken MugglestonDoctor (uncredited)
  • Patrick NewellPrior (uncredited)
  • Ray ParksSergeant (uncredited)
  • Martin PhilipsMartin (uncredited)
  • Selwyn RobertsThe Knight (uncredited)
  • Anita SandersThomas' Wife (uncredited)
  • Marc SinclairEnsemble (uncredited)
  • Mary StuartPriest (uncredited)
  • Reg Stuart4th Husband (uncredited)
  • Steve WhittonYouth without Name (uncredited)
  • Geoffrey ChaucerWriter
  • Alberto GrimaldiProducer

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