A Canterbury Tale
Movie
1944
2 HOURS 4 MINS
Drama
Mystery
A British sergeant, an American soldier, and a land girl solve the mystery of a local magistrate who is responsible for pouring glue into the hair of village girls during the blackout.
Cast & Crew
Eric Portman Thomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila Sim Alison Smith
John Sweet Bob Johnson
Dennis Price Peter Gibbs
Esmond Knight Narrator/Seven-Sisters Soldier/Village Idiot
Charles Hawtrey Thomas Duckett
Hay Petrie Woodcock
George Merritt Ned Horton
Michael Powell Director
Emeric Pressburger Director
Michael Powell Writer
Emeric Pressburger Writer
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