Synopsis
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Movie Information
- Director
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Writers
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Release Year
- 1972
- Runtime
- 111 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, History, Drama
- Language
- IT
- Country
- France, Italy
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (237 votes)
Top Cast
Hugh Griffith
Sir January
Laura Betti
The Wife from Bath
Ninetto Davoli
Perkin
Franco Citti
Devil
Josephine Chaplin
May
Alan Webb
Old Man
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Geoffrey Chaucer
Vernon Dobtcheff
The Franklin
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