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Movie

A Canterbury Tale

1949·2h 4m·Approved
DramaMysteryWarComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
7,274 votes
Metascore
85
Metacritic

Three World War Two era pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small UK town while on their way to Canterbury.

A Canterbury Tale is a 1949 drama mystery movie, starring Sheila Sim, John Sweet, Eric Portman. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 7,274 votes and runs 2h 4m.

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Stars
Sheila Sim
John Sweet
Eric Portman
Dennis Price
Details
1949-01-21
124 min
Movie
Approved
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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