---
title: 'The Canterbury Tales (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pier Paolo Pasolini'
released: '1972-07-02'
runtime_minutes: 110
certification: 'NC-17'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-canterbury-tales-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067647/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Canterbury Tales (1972)

1972 · NC-17 · 110 min · Fantasy, Comedy · France, Italy

Original title: I racconti di Canterbury
Part of: Trilogy of Life

## Synopsis

The Canterbury Tales is a 1972 Italian medieval erotic black comedy film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini based on the medieval narrative poem by Geoffrey Chaucer. The second film in Pasolini's "Trilogy of Life", preceded by The Decameron and followed by Arabian Nights, it won the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pier Paolo Pasolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/pier-paolo-pasolini)
- **Screenplay:** [Pier Paolo Pasolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/pier-paolo-pasolini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Producer:** [Alberto Grimaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-grimaldi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tonino Delli Colli](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-delli-colli)
- **Editor:** [Nino Baragli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-baragli)

## Cast

- [Marco Bellocchio](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-bellocchio) as voice of greedy friar
- [Karl Howman](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-howman)
- [Adrian Street](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-street) as Fighter
- [Francesco Leonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-leonetti) as voice of Tabard inn host
- [Laura Betti](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-betti) as The Wife of Bath
- [Mary Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-stuart)
- [Vernon Dobtcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-dobtcheff) as The Franklin
- [Jenny Runacre](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-runacre) as Alison
- [Michael Balfour](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-balfour) as John the Carpenter
- [Francis de Wolff](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-de-wolff)
- [Hugh Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-griffith) as Sir January
- [Robin Askwith](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-askwith) as Rufus
- [Tom Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-baker) as Jenkin
- [Franca Sciutto](https://cinepixo.com/people/franca-sciutto)
- [Franco Citti](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-citti) as The Devil

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