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The Canterbury tales
Title
The Canterbury tales [videorecording] / written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Published
München : Legend Home Entertainment, c2004.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Based on: The Canterbury tales / by Geoffrey Chaucer.
Originally produced as an Italian motion picture in 1971.
Pier Paolo Pasolini, writer and director; Alberto Grimaldi, producer; Tonino delli Colli, cinematography; Nino Baragli, editor; Ennio Morricone, music.
In Italian, English, or German, with optional German subtitles.
Golden Bear for Best Film, Berlin Film Festival.
Summary
Pasolini's rendering of several of Chaucer's tales of romance, deception, murder, and lust, told by pilgrims on their way to Canterbury Cathedral during the Middle Ages.
Variant and related titles
Racconti di Canterbury
Title on container: Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Canterbury tales
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Italian; English; German
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2008
Credits
Pier Paolo Pasolini, writer and director; Alberto Grimaldi, producer; Tonino delli Colli, cinematography; Nino Baragli, editor; Ennio Morricone, music.
Cast
Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Josephine Chaplin, Alan Webb, Tom Baker, Jenny Runacre, John Francis Lane, Athol Coats, Oscar Fochetti, Robin Asquith, Pier Paolo Pasolini.
System details note
DVD ; PAL ; region 2.
Subjects
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Legend Home Entertainment.
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