A Canterbury Tale
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A Canterbury Tale is a 1944 British film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger that blends wartime drama with mystical overtones in a modern reimagining of Chaucer’s pilgrimage to Canterbury.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Canterbury Tale canonical | 4 |
| A Canterbury Tale (1944 film) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Erwin Hillier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director |
Emeric Pressburger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | John Seabourne Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Canterbury
NERFINISHED
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Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical drama
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war drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community
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faith ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ wartime Britain ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alison Smith
NERFINISHED
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Peter Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Bob Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Colpeper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Allan Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Canterbury
NERFINISHED
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Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of wartime realism and mystical elements
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modern reimagining of Chaucer’s pilgrimage to Canterbury ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
filmography of Emeric Pressburger
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filmography of Michael Powell ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Dennis Price
NERFINISHED
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Eric Portman NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheila Sim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Emeric Pressburger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Archers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1944-08-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 124 minutes ⓘ |
| setDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1940s ⓘ |
| title | A Canterbury Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Emeric Pressburger
NERFINISHED
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Michael Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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A Canterbury Tale (1944 film)