A Canterbury Tale

  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • War
  • Comedy
8/21/1944
125
NR

Storyline

Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.

Cast

Reviews

  • Geronimo1967

    This is a curious film to describe. In the best traditions of Chaucer, from whom the title is borrowed - it is a bit of an English whimsy. Not whimsical, not in any light and fluffy sense, but a story that though rooted in characterisations has something more intangible about it. This tale centres around three strangers who meet at railway station near Canterbury. "Alison" (Sheila Sim) is a naive, but determined land girl, "Peter" (Dennis Price) a British solider on a few days leave and "Bob" (John Sweet) - a young GI who accidentally gets off at the wrong stop. On their way to report to the town hall, the young lass is attacked by the local peril that is the "glue man", a mysterious individual who tips glue over the heads of women out with...

    March 28, 2022

Recommendations

Similar Movies