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Tales of Canterbury
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Tales of Canterbury

Jan 26, 1973
1h 23m
★ 1.3

Overview

Father of English literature, the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, involved in storytelling a rainy night at an inn.

Genres

History
Comedy

Production Companies

Roberto Loyola Cinematografica

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Cast

Patrizia Adiutori

Carlotta

Patrizia Adiutori

Rik Battaglia

Averagus

Rik Battaglia

Federico Boido

Aldo

Federico Boido

Shirley Corrigan

Dorigen

Shirley Corrigan

Giacomo De Angelis

Giacomo De Angelis

Dada Gallotti

Widow

Dada Gallotti

Franco Mazzieri

Geoffrey Chaucer

Franco Mazzieri

Claudio Ruffini

Ercole

Claudio Ruffini

Alex Rebar

Richard II

Alex Rebar

Gualtiero Rispoli

Gualtiero Rispoli

Franca Sciutto

Franca Sciutto

Greta Vayan

Lady Charlotte

Greta Vayan

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