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A Canterbury Tale

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
     124 m.
Synopsis
Three wartime ?pilgrims' find themselves near Canterbury, and try to solve the mystery of the ?phantom glueman' who is attacking girls at night. Their inquiries lead them to suspect the local magistrate, a staunch advocate of traditional values. As they converge on Canterbury, all receive unexpected ?blessings', which point toward their postwar futures, and the glueman's unmasking is forgotten amid celebrations on the eve of D-Day.
Director
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Screenplay
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Photography
Erwin Hillier
Edition
John Seabourne
Music
Allan Gray
Cast
Eric Portman (Thomas Colpeper), Sheila Sim (Alison Smith), Dennis Price (Sgt. Peter Gibbs), Sgt. John Sweet (Sgt. Bob Johnson), Esmond Knight (Village idiot)
Running Time
124 m.
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