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A Canterbury Tale

Mystery War Drama

1944, 2h 4min

Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.

"A Canterbury Tale" — mystery, war and drama movie produced in UK and released in 1944. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.3 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 4min. "A Canterbury Tale" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel and Tubi and for rent and to buy on Apple TV. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: United Kingdom

Directors:

Michael Powell,

Emeric Pressburger

Cast:

George Merritt,

Charles Hawtrey

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Critic rating Average critic rating

6

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Critic David Parkinson

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6

...the depiction of the Kent countryside and the heartfelt discussion of the central trio's hopes and fears is genuinely moving, as are the climactic sequences...

Read full review at Empire

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