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The Canterbury Tales

1980·1h 51m·NC-17
DramaHistoryComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.3/10
9,107 votes

Pasolini's artistic and always vividly cinematic retelling of eight of Chaucer's famous tales.

The Canterbury Tales is a 1980 drama history movie directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, starring Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Franco Citti. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.3/10 from 9,107 votes and runs 1h 51m.

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Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Stars
Hugh Griffith
Laura Betti
Franco Citti
Ninetto Davoli
Details
1980-05-30
111 min
Movie
NC-17
★ Italy, France
★ Italian, English, Gaelic, Latin
Keywords
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