A Canterbury Tale (1944)
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.

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Cast

Eric Portman Eric Portman As: Thomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila Sim Sheila Sim As: Alison Smith
Dennis Price Dennis Price As: Peter Gibbs
John Sweet John Sweet As: Bob Johnson
Charles Hawtrey Charles Hawtrey As: Thomas Duckett
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Storyline

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


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Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, Mystery, War, Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 21 August 1944

Country: GB

Runtime: 125m

Company Credits

Company: Independent Producers, The Archers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Cast

Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Thomas Colpeper, JP

Sheila Sim

Sheila Sim

Alison Smith

Dennis Price

Dennis Price

Peter Gibbs

John Sweet

John Sweet

Bob Johnson

Charles Hawtrey

Charles Hawtrey

Thomas Duckett

Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Woodcock

George Merritt

George Merritt

Ned Horton

Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Jim Horton

Freda Jackson

Freda Jackson

Prudence Honeywood

Betty Jardine

Betty Jardine

Fee Baker

Eliot Makeham

Eliot Makeham

Organist

Parry Jones Jr.

Parry Jones Jr.

Arthur

Beresford Egan

Beresford Egan

P. C. Ovenden

Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Agnes

Anthony Holles

Anthony Holles

Sergt. Bassett

Maude Lambert

Maude Lambert

Miss Grainger

Wallace Bosco

Wallace Bosco

A. R. P. Worker

Charles Paton

Charles Paton

Ernie Brooks

Jane Millican

Jane Millican

Susanna Foster

Michael Golden

Michael Golden

Sergt. Smale

John Slater

John Slater

Sergt. Len

Graham Moffatt

Graham Moffatt

Sergt. Stuffy

Judith Furse

Judith Furse

Dorothy Bird

Barbara Waring

Barbara Waring

Polly Finn

Jean Shepeard

Jean Shepeard

Gwladys Swinton

Margaret Scudamore

Margaret Scudamore

Mrs Colpeper

Joss Ambler

Joss Ambler

Police Inspector

H.F. Maltby

H.F. Maltby

Mr. Portal

Eric Maturin

Eric Maturin

Geoffrey's Father

Directed By

Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger

Director

Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Director

Parry Jones Jr.

Parry Jones Jr.

Third Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger

Producer

Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Producer

George Maynard

George Maynard

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

George Blackler

George Blackler

Makeup Artist

Ernest Gasser

Ernest Gasser

Assistant Makeup Artist

Hilda Sheardown-Course

Hilda Sheardown-Course

Hairstylist

Dorothy Edwards

Dorothy Edwards

Wardrobe Designer

Arthur Breton

Arthur Breton

Wardrobe Designer

Sound

Allan Gray

Allan Gray

Original Music Composer

George Paternoster

George Paternoster

Boom Operator

Desmond Dew

Desmond Dew

Sound Recordist

Alan Thorne

Alan Thorne

Sound Assistant

Alan Whatley

Alan Whatley

Sound Recordist

J.H. Kay

J.H. Kay

Sound Recordist

C. C. Stevens

C. C. Stevens

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Camera

Erwin Hillier

Erwin Hillier

Director of Photography

Jim Body

Jim Body

Clapper Loader

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Alfred Junge

Alfred Junge

Production Design

Elliot Scott

Elliot Scott

Draughtsman

Harold Hurdell

Harold Hurdell

Draughtsman

Miss Johnstone

Miss Johnstone

Set Dresser

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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