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A Canterbury Tale is a 1944 British film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, loosely based on Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. It follows three young people who investigate a mystery in a Kentish village and visit Canterbury Cathedral during World War II.
A Canterbury Tale: Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. With Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, John Sweet. Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.
- (6.6K)
- Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- 1949-01-21
A classic British film from 1944, A Canterbury Tale follows three modern-day pilgrims to Canterbury who solve a village crime. The film is a personal and artistic masterpiece by the Archers, a legendary duo of directors who made many other acclaimed films.
- Thomas Colpeper
May 21, 2016 · A 'Land Girl', an American GI, and a British soldier find themselves together in a small Kent town on the road to Canterbury. The town is being plagued by a mysterious "glue-man", who pours glue on the hair of girls dating soldiers after dark.
- 119 min
A film about three modern-day pilgrims who investigate a glue-man prank and learn about the history of Canterbury. The plot involves a mysterious magistrate, a missing fiancé, and a cathedral organist.
This tale centres around three strangers who meet at railway station near Canterbury. "Alison" (Sheila Sim) is a naive, but determined land girl, "Peter" (Dennis Price) a British solider on a few days leave and "Bob" (John Sweet) - a young GI who accidentally gets off at the wrong stop.
Starring Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s beloved classic A CANTERBURY TALE is a profoundly personal journey to Powell’s bucolic birthplace of Kent, England.
