Cover Univers A canterbury tale. 1944.Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. UK
It is as English as the haze over the long grass beneath the trees of a summer meadow; as polished brass and a whiff of steam as the express pulls up at a country halt; as church bells drifting in snatches on a lazy breeze, and the taste of blackberries in the sun.
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
1944 Directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury. Remove Ads Cast Crew Details Genres Releases
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Crime 1973 112 mins Director: Martin Scorsese. Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel excel in Scorsese's seminal tale of the conflict between Catholicism and crime in New York's Little Italy. Share: Powell and Pressburger's most personal film combines a Chaucer-inspired pilgrimage with a war-time celebration of English landscape and values to.
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But the film shows a sharp awareness of the tensions underlying a country community in wartime - from rural resentment of the influx of outsiders to more long-term fears of the decay of a.
A Canterbury Tale (1944) BFI
Fri 9 Aug 2013 11.08 EDT In August 1943 the director Michael Powell came to east Kent to shoot his most ambitious and personal film to date. A Canterbury Tale took its lead from Chaucer to spin.
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1 Video 21 Photos Comedy Drama Mystery Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury. Directors Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger Writers Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger Stars Eric Portman Sheila Sim Dennis Price See production info at IMDbPro STREAMING +3 Add to Watchlist
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A Canterbury Tale is a 1944 British film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price and Sgt. John Sweet; Esmond Knight provided narration and played two small roles. For the post-war American release, Raymond Massey narrated and Kim Hunter was added to the film. The film was made in black and white, and was the first of two collaborations between.
A Canterbury Tale (1944 film)
A 'Land Girl', an American GI, and a British soldier find themselves together in a small Kent town on the road to Canterbury. The town is being plagued by a mysterious "glue-man", who pours glue on the hair of girls dating soldiers after dark.
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A Canterbury Tale (1944) U 08/21/1944 (GB) Comedy, Drama, Mystery, War 2h 4m User Score. Overview. Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury. Michael Powell. Director, Writer. Emeric Pressburger. Director, Writer. Top Billed Cast. Eric Portman. Thomas Colpeper, JP.
A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale (The Criterion Collection) [DVD] Eric Portman (Actor), Sheila Sim (Actor), David Thompson (Director), Rated: Unrated Format: DVD 4.2 273 ratings
A Canterbury Tale (1944) FilmAffinity
1944 Title: A Canterbury Tale Summary: Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury. Directed by: Actors: Production Company: The Archers Release Date: 21 January 1949 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 Color: Black and White
A Canterbury Tale (1944) The Criterion Collection
Rent on BFI Player £3.50. Watch and discover. Sight and Sound. The Greatest Films of All Time. A Canterbury Tale. One of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's few box-office flops, this film was unsuccessfully recut and rereleased in the USA - though many now claim it to be a masterpiece. Its propaganda element centres on a land girl's.
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Also starring: Sergt John Sweet US Army, Charles Hawtrey A 'Land Girl', an American GI, and a British soldier find themselves together in a small Kent town o.
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Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger Drama / Comedy / War Film Review G eoffrey Chaucer's 14th Century work The Canterbury Tales was the inspiration for this lyrical wartime drama from the celebrated independent filmmaking duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, a.k.a. The Archers.
A Canterbury Tale (1944) The Criterion Collection
Movie Info On the way to Canterbury during World War II, American G.I. Bob Johnson (John Sweet) mistakenly gets off the train in Chillingbourne, where he encounters British Sgt. Peter Gibbs.
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Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's beloved classic A Canterbury Tale is a profoundly personal journey to Powell's bucolic birthplace of Kent, England.