The Canterbury Tales

"From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!"

1972 1h 51m IT

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★6.1TMDB · 239🍅60%Rotten Tomatoes★6.3IMDB · 9,014

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Synopsis

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Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.

“From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!”

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Cast

Hugh Griffith
Sir January
Laura Betti
The Wife from Bath
Ninetto Davoli
Perkin
Franco Citti
Devil
Josephine Chaplin
May
Alan Webb
Old Man
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Geoffrey Chaucer
Vernon Dobtcheff
The Franklin

Credits

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Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writers: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Languages: Italian, English
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, shot by Tonino Delli Colli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nino Baragli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hugh Griffith and Laura Betti and Ninetto Davoli carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pier Paolo Pasolini directs. Tonino Delli Colli behind the camera. Ennio Morricone scores. Nino Baragli cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in Italian, English.

Trivia

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154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, shot by Tonino Delli Colli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nino Baragli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hugh Griffith and Laura Betti and Ninetto Davoli carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!".
9IMDB entry: tt0067647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "adultery", "italian", "homophobia", "eroticism".