A Canterbury Tale
Plot: Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
Release Date:
Monday, August 21 1944
80 years ago
80 years ago
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Cast
Eric Portman. Eric Portman was 43 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Thomas Colpeper, JP'.Birthday: Sat, Jul 13 1901 –
Died: Sun, Dec 07 1969
Died: Sun, Dec 07 1969
Sheila Sim. Sheila Sim was 22 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Alison Smith'.Birthday: Mon, Jun 05 1922 –
Died: Tue, Jan 19 2016
Died: Tue, Jan 19 2016
Dennis Price. Dennis Price was 29 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Peter Gibbs'.Birthday: Wed, Jun 23 1915 –
Died: Sat, Oct 06 1973
Died: Sat, Oct 06 1973
John Sweet. John Sweet was 28 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Bob Johnson'.Birthday: Tue, Feb 08 1916 –
Died: Tue, Jul 05 2011
Died: Tue, Jul 05 2011
Charles Hawtrey. Charles Hawtrey was 29 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Thomas Duckett'.Birthday: Mon, Nov 30 1914 –
Died: Thu, Oct 27 1988
Died: Thu, Oct 27 1988
Esmond Knight. Esmond Knight was 38 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot'.Birthday: Fri, May 04 1906 –
Died: Mon, Feb 23 1987
Died: Mon, Feb 23 1987
Hay Petrie. Hay Petrie was 49 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Woodcock'.Birthday: Tue, Jul 16 1895 –
Died: Fri, Jul 30 1948
Died: Fri, Jul 30 1948
George Merritt. George Merritt was 53 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Ned Horton'.Birthday: Wed, Dec 10 1890 –
Died: Sat, Aug 27 1977
Died: Sat, Aug 27 1977
Edward Rigby. Edward Rigby was 65 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Jim Horton'.Birthday: Tue, Feb 04 1879 –
Died: Thu, Apr 05 1951
Died: Thu, Apr 05 1951
Freda Jackson. Freda Jackson was 34 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Prudence Honeywood'.Birthday: Wed, Dec 29 1909 –
Died: Wed, Oct 10 1990
Died: Wed, Oct 10 1990
Betty Jardine. Betty Jardine was 41 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Fee Baker'.Birthday: Fri, Apr 17 1903 –
Died: Wed, Feb 28 1945
Died: Wed, Feb 28 1945
Eliot Makeham. Eliot Makeham was 61 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Organist'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 22 1882 –
Died: Wed, Feb 08 1956
Died: Wed, Feb 08 1956
Beresford Egan. Beresford Egan was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'P. C. Ovenden'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Esma Cannon. Esma Cannon was 38 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Agnes'.Birthday: Wed, Dec 27 1905 –
Died: Wed, Oct 18 1972
Died: Wed, Oct 18 1972
Anthony Holles. Anthony Holles was 43 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Sergt. Bassett'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 17 1901 –
Died: Sun, Mar 05 1950
Died: Sun, Mar 05 1950
Maude Lambert. Maude Lambert was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Miss Grainger'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Wallace Bosco. Wallace Bosco was 64 in A Canterbury Tale as 'A. R. P. Worker'.Birthday: Sat, Jan 31 1880 –
Died: Tue, Apr 17 1973
Died: Tue, Apr 17 1973
Charles Paton. Charles Paton was 70 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Ernie Brooks'.Birthday: Fri, Jul 31 1874 –
Died: Fri, Apr 10 1970
Died: Fri, Apr 10 1970
Jane Millican. Jane Millican was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Susanna Foster'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Michael Golden. Michael Golden was 31 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Sergt. Smale'.Birthday: Fri, Aug 15 1913 –
Died: Sat, Jan 01 1983
Died: Sat, Jan 01 1983
John Slater. John Slater was 27 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Sergt. Len'.Birthday: Tue, Aug 22 1916 –
Died: Thu, Jan 09 1975
Died: Thu, Jan 09 1975
Graham Moffatt. Graham Moffatt was 24 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Sergt. Stuffy'.Birthday: Sat, Dec 06 1919 –
Died: Fri, Jul 02 1965
Died: Fri, Jul 02 1965
Judith Furse. Judith Furse was 32 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Dorothy Bird'.Birthday: Mon, Mar 04 1912 –
Died: Thu, Aug 29 1974
Died: Thu, Aug 29 1974
Barbara Waring. Barbara Waring was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Polly Finn'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Jean Shepeard. Jean Shepeard was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Gwladys Swinton'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Margaret Scudamore. Margaret Scudamore was 62 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Mrs Colpeper'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 13 1881 –
Died: Sun, Oct 05 1958
Died: Sun, Oct 05 1958
Joss Ambler. Joss Ambler was 44 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Police Inspector'.Birthday: Sat, Jun 23 1900 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1959
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1959
H.F. Maltby. H.F. Maltby was 63 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Mr. Portal'.Birthday: Thu, Nov 25 1880 –
Died: Fri, Oct 25 1963
Died: Fri, Oct 25 1963
Eric Maturin. Eric Maturin was 61 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Geoffrey's Father'.Birthday: Wed, May 30 1883 –
Died: Thu, Oct 17 1957
Died: Thu, Oct 17 1957
George Hall. George Hall was 27 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Police Superintendent (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 19 1916 –
Died: Mon, Oct 21 2002
Died: Mon, Oct 21 2002
Crew
Michael Powell. Michael Powell was 38 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Writer, Director, Producer'Birthday: Sat, Sep 30 1905 –
Died: Mon, Feb 19 1990
Died: Mon, Feb 19 1990
Emeric Pressburger. Emeric Pressburger was 41 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Director, Writer, Producer'Birthday: Fri, Dec 05 1902 –
Died: Fri, Feb 05 1988
Died: Fri, Feb 05 1988
Erwin Hillier. Erwin Hillier was 32 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Sat, Sep 02 1911 –
Died: Sun, Jan 02 2005
Died: Sun, Jan 02 2005
Parry Jones Jr.. Parry Jones Jr. was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Third Assistant Director'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
John Seabourne Sr.. John Seabourne Sr. was 54 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Editor'Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1890
Allan Gray. Allan Gray was 40 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Tue, Feb 23 1904 –
Died: Mon, Sep 10 1973
Died: Mon, Sep 10 1973
Elliot Scott. Elliot Scott was 29 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Draughtsman'Birthday: Mon, Jul 19 1915 –
Died: Fri, Oct 29 1993
Died: Fri, Oct 29 1993
Alfred Junge. Alfred Junge was 58 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Production Design'Birthday: Fri, Jan 29 1886 –
Died: Thu, Jul 16 1964
Died: Thu, Jul 16 1964
C. C. Stevens. C. C. Stevens was 37 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Sound Recordist'Birthday: Sun, Mar 31 1907 –
Died: Sat, Jul 13 1974
Died: Sat, Jul 13 1974
Ernest Gasser. Ernest Gasser was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Assistant Makeup Artist'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
George Maynard. George Maynard was 35 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Production Manager'Birthday: Tue, May 18 1909 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1976
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1976
John Sweet. John Sweet was 28 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Vocals'Birthday: Tue, Feb 08 1916 –
Died: Tue, Jul 05 2011
Died: Tue, Jul 05 2011
Desmond Dew. Desmond Dew was 32 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Sound Recordist'Birthday: Sun, Feb 25 1912 –
Died: Wed, Oct 24 2007
Died: Wed, Oct 24 2007
Dorothy Edwards. Dorothy Edwards was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Wardrobe Designer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
W. Percy Day. W. Percy Day was 65 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Modeling'Birthday: Thu, Sep 19 1878 –
Died: Thu, May 20 1965
Died: Thu, May 20 1965
Miss Johnstone. Miss Johnstone was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Set Dresser'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
George Blackler. George Blackler was 32 in A Canterbury Tale as 'Makeup Artist'Birthday: Thu, Mar 07 1912
Harold Hurdell. Harold Hurdell was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Draughtsman'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Hilda Sheardown-Course. Hilda Sheardown-Course was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Hairstylist'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
George Paternoster. George Paternoster was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Boom Operator'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Alan Whatley. Alan Whatley was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Sound Recordist'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Arthur Breton. Arthur Breton was >> in A Canterbury Tale as 'Wardrobe Designer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday