

Comedy · History · Drama
Overview
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Top Cast


Hugh Griffith
Hugh Griffith
Sir January
Hugh Griffith
Sir January


Laura Betti
Laura Betti
The Wife from Bath
Laura Betti
The Wife from Bath


Ninetto Davoli
Ninetto Davoli
Perkin
Ninetto Davoli
Perkin


Franco Citti
Franco Citti
Devil
Franco Citti
Devil


Josephine Chaplin
Josephine Chaplin
May
Josephine Chaplin
May


Alan Webb
Alan Webb
Old Man
Alan Webb
Old Man


Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Geoffrey Chaucer
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Geoffrey Chaucer


Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff
The Franklin
Vernon Dobtcheff
The Franklin


Jenny Runacre
Jenny Runacre
Alison
Jenny Runacre
Alison
Adrian Street
Adrian Street
Fighter
Adrian Street
Fighter
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