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The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

"From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England!"

6.2(219 votes)
1972
1h 51m
Comedy

Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.

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Production

Companies:
Les Productions Artistes Associés
PEA

Languages

Original:it
Spoken:
ItalianEnglish

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