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A Canterbury Tale (1944)
124 min - Comedy | Drama | Mystery - 21 January 1949 (USA)
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A 'Land Girl', an American GI, and a British soldier find themselves together in a small Kent town on the road to Canterbury... See full summary ?
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writers: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Stars: Eric Portman, Sheila Sim and Dennis Price
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Cast
Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Portman
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Thomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila Sim
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Alison Smith
Dennis Price
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Peter Gibbs
John Sweet
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Bob Johnson (as Sergt. John Sweet U.S. Army)
Esmond Knight
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Narrator (non-US versions) / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Charles Hawtrey
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Thomas Duckett
Hay Petrie
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Woodcock
George Merritt
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Ned Horton
Edward Rigby
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Jim Horton
Freda Jackson
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Prudence Honeywood
Betty Jardine
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Fee Baker
Eliot Makeham
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Organist
Harvey Golden
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Sergt. Roczinsky
Leonard Smith
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Leslie
James Tamsitt
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Terry
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Create a character page for: Thomas Colpeper, JP Alison Smith Peter Gibbs Bob Johnson Narrator (non-US versions) Seven-Sisters Soldier Village Idiot Thomas Duckett Woodcock Ned Horton Jim Horton Prudence Honeywood Fee Baker Organist Sergt. Roczinsky Leslie Terry ----------- more... Create ? ?
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Storyline
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. The three attempt to track him down, and begin to have suspicions of the local magistrate, an eccentric figure with a strange, mystical vision of the history of England in general and Canterbury in particular. Written by David Levene <D.S.Levene@durham.ac.uk> Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords: Glue | Village | Magistrate | England | Soldier | See more ?
Taglines: Four modern pilgrims in a story of today - yet away from war.
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Mystery | War
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Country: UK
Language: English
Release Date: 21 January 1949 (USA) See more ?
Also Known As: Canterbury mes¨¦k See more ?
Filming Locations: Bridge over Little Stour, Wickhambreaux, Kent, England, UK See more ?
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Budget: $650,000 (estimated) See more ?
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Production Co: Archers, The, Independent Producers See more ?
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Technical Specs
Runtime: 124 min | USA: 95 min
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 See full technical specs ?
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Trivia Because Canterbury Cathedral's windows had been taken out because of the air raids, the interior of the cathedral was rebuilt in Denham Studio. See more ?
Quotes Sergt. Roczinsky: Hey, let's have some tea first, huh?
Bob Johnson: That stuff?
Sergt. Roczinsky: Sure; it's a habit, like marijuana.
Bob Johnson: I'll take marijuana.
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Connections Featured in A Canterbury Trail (2006) See more ?
Soundtracks "Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538"
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Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Played on the organ in the cathedral See more ?
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