Comedy /

Score: 62.1%( 216 votes )

Overview: Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.

Cast:

Hugh Griffith
Sir January

Laura Betti
The Wife from Bath

Ninetto Davoli
Perkin

Franco Citti
Devil

Josephine Chaplin
May

Alan Webb
Old Man

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Geoffrey Chaucer

Vernon Dobtcheff
The Franklin

Jenny Runacre
Alison

Adrian Street
Fighter

Derek Deadman
The Pardoner

Nicholas Smith
Friar

Orla Pederson
Pilgrim

J.P. Van Dyne
The Cook

George Bethell Datch
Host of the Tabard

Dan Thomas
Nicholas

Michael Balfour
The Carpenter

Peter Cain
Absalom

Daniele Buckler
Pilgrim

John Francis Lane
Greedy Friar

Settimo Castagna
Angel

Athol Coats
Rich Homosexual

Judy Stewart-Murray
Alice

Tom Baker
Jenkin

Oscar Fochetti
May's Lover

Willoughby Goddard
Placebo

Peter Stephens
Justinus

Giuseppe Arrigio
Pluto / The God

Elisabetta Genovese
Prosperine

Gordon King
Chancellor

Patrick Duffett
Alan

Eamann Howell
John

Tiziano Longo
Simkin the Miller

Eileen King
Simkin's Wife

Heather Johnson
Molly

Robin Askwith
Rufus

Martin Whelar
Jack the Justice

John McLaren
Johnny the Grace

Edward Monteith
Dick the Sparrow

Kervin Breen

Franca Sciutto

Vittorio Fanfoni

Leonard S. Brooks
Businessman (uncredited)

Stephen Calcutt
The Groom (uncredited)

Phil Davis
2nd Homosexual Lover (uncredited)

Charles De la Tour
Inn-keeper (uncredited)

Francis de Wolff
The Bride's Father (uncredited)

Michael Derrek
Robin (uncredited)

Andrew Dymock
Bill (uncredited)

V. Edwards
The Old Woman (uncredited)

Dorothy Everall
Perkin's Mother (uncredited)

Diana Fisher
The Bride (uncredited)

Chris Greener
Sir Elephant (uncredited)

David Hatton
Poor Homosexual (uncredited)

Judo Al Hayes
Fighter (uncredited)

Terry Hooper
L'Allodoliere (uncredited)

Robert Brook Howard
Vicar of the Monestary (uncredited)

Karl Howman
1st Homosexual Lover (uncredited)

Richard Hughes
Administrator (uncredited)

Laurie Inch
Mary (uncredited)

Charlotte Kell
The Prioress (uncredited)

Pinky Martin
The Nun (uncredited)

Alan McConnell
Master Gervaso (uncredited)

Norman McGlen
Perkin's Father (uncredited)

Peter McGregor
The Merchant (uncredited)

Hugh McKenzie-Bailey
Thomas (uncredited)

Roderick McLeod
Knight's Attendant (uncredited)

Anthony Moore
The Spy (uncredited)

Ken Muggleston
Doctor (uncredited)

Patrick Newell
Prior (uncredited)

Ray Parks
Sergeant (uncredited)

Martin Philips
Martin (uncredited)

Selwyn Roberts
The Knight (uncredited)

Anita Sanders
Thomas' Wife (uncredited)

Marc Sinclair
Ensemble (uncredited)

Mary Stuart
Priest (uncredited)

Reg Stuart
4th Husband (uncredited)

Steve Whitton
Youth without Name (uncredited)