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A Canterbury Tale
Directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
1944•2h 5m•NR•★ 6.9
Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Synopsis
During World War II, an American GI, a British sergeant, and a Land Army girl arrive in a small Kent village, banding together to uncover the identity of a mysterious local magistrate who pours glue into girls' hair at night to keep them from dating soldiers instead of appreciating the history of the ancient Pilgrims' Way. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger's magical, mystical neorealist pastoral hymn to England.
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Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
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Cast & Crew
DirectorMichael PowellEmeric Pressburger
WriterMichael PowellEmeric Pressburger
CinematographyErwin Hillier
MusicAllan Gray
Principal Cast
Eric PortmanThomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila SimAlison Smith
Dennis PricePeter Gibbs
John SweetBob Johnson
Charles HawtreyThomas Duckett
Esmond KnightNarrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Hay PetrieWoodcock
George MerrittNed Horton
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Runtime2h 5m (125 mins)
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DirectorMichael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
LanguagesEnglish
CountryGB
StudioThe Archers • Independent Producers
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