A Canterbury tale / Janus Films ; a production of the Archers ; written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

Reworking of Chaucer's epic 14th century tale, largely set in 1940s wartime Kent, with three modern-day incarnations of Chaucer's pilgrims: a plainspoken American Army sergeant, a resourceful British sergeant, and a melancholy girl. While enroute to Canterbury they are waylaid and forced to solve a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Janus Films Archers (Firm) Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Powell, Michael, 1905-1990 Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988 Portman, Eric, 1901-1969 Sim, Sheila, 1922-2016 Price, Dennis, 1915-1973 Sweet, John, 1916- Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 Fuller, Graham, 1956- Bagh, Peter von, 1943-2014 Burgin, Victor Jennings, Humphrey
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Dialogue in English; closed captioned.
Published:	Irvington, N.Y. : Criterion Collection, [2006], ©2006.
Edition:	Standard format (1.33:first).
Series:	Criterion collection ; 341. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 > Adaptations. World War, 1939-1945 > England > Kent > Drama. Travelers > England > Kent > Drama. Country life > England > Kent > Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. England > Social life and customs > 20th century > Drama. Detective and mystery films. Feature films.
Genre:	Adaptations. Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Detective and mystery films. Feature films.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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