A Canterbury Tale (1944)

United Kingdom, 125 min
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Basic facts

Original title A Canterbury Tale
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • United Kingdom
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences

Cast

Eric Portman
Thomas Colpeper, J.P.

Sheila Sim
Alison Smith

Dennis Price
sergeant Peter Gibbs

John Sweet (as Sergeant John Sweet U.S. Army)
Bob Johnson

Esmond Knight
soldat Seven-Sisters / byidioten

Charles Hawtrey
Thomas Duckett

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Titles

Original title
  • A Canterbury Tale
Distribution title
  • De kom til Canterbury (Norge)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Advisor
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Conductor
Other Crew
Narrator

Cast

Eric Portman Thomas Colpeper, J.P.
Sheila Sim Alison Smith
Dennis Price sergeant Peter Gibbs
John Sweet (as Sergeant John Sweet U.S. Army) Bob Johnson
Esmond Knight soldat Seven-Sisters / byidioten
Charles Hawtrey Thomas Duckett
Hay Petrie Woodcock
George Merritt Ned Horton
Edward Rigby Jim Horton
Freda Jackson Prudence Honeywood
Betty Jardine Fee Baker
Eliot Makeham organisten
Harvey Golden sergeant Roczinsky
Leonard Smith Leslie
James Tamsitt Terry
David Todd David
Beresford Egan poliskonstapel Ovenden
Anthony Holles (as Antony Holles) sergeant Bassett
Maude Lambert Miss Grainger
Wallace Bosco (as Wally Bosco) luftskyddsarbetare
Charles Paton Ernie Brooks
Jane Millican Susanna Foster
John Slater sergeant Len
Michael Golden sergeant Smale
Graham Moffatt sergeant "Stuffy"
Esma Cannon Agnes
Mary Line Leslies mor
Winifred Swaffer Mrs. Horton
Michael Howard
Judith Furse Dorothy Bird
Barbara Waring Polly Finn
Jean Shepeard Gwladys Swinton
Margaret Scudamore Mrs. Colpeper
Joss Ambler poliskommissarie
Jessie James servitris
Kathleen Lucas en förbipasserande
H.F. Maltby Mr. Portal
Eric Maturin Geoffreys far
Parry Jones Jr. (as Parry Jones Jnr.) Arthur

Companies

Production Company The Archers Film Productions
Independent Producers Ltd. ej krediterad
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Eagle-Lion Film AB 1946

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 70205
Date 1946-05-17
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2520 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3421 meter
Length in minutes 125 min


Production location

Denham Studios Denham, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom

Release dates

First showing 1944-08-21 United Kingdom 125 min
Cinematheque screening 1981-04-25 Sweden
1981-04-27 Sweden
1991-02-26 Sweden
1991-02-28 Sweden
TV showing 1993-06-09 TV3 Sweden
1995-09-11 TV3 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1998-01-16 Sture Stockholm Sweden
1998-01-18 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden

Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 2
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


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