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A Canterbury Tale poster

A Canterbury Tale Cast & Characters

A Canterbury Tale (1949) stars Eric Portman as Thomas Colpeper, JP, Sheila Sim as Alison Smith and Dennis Price as Peter Gibbs. The drama movie was released January 21, 1949. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1949 · 2h 5m 69 Audience
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Starring Cast
E
Eric Portman
Thomas Colpeper, JP
S
Sheila Sim
Alison Smith
D
Dennis Price
Peter Gibbs
J
John Sweet
Bob Johnson
C
Charles Hawtrey
Thomas Duckett
E
Esmond Knight
Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Key crew
Director
Emeric Pressburger , Michael Powell
Screenplay
Emeric Pressburger , Michael Powell
Producers
Emeric Pressburger , Michael Powell
Music
Allan Gray
Cinematography
Erwin Hillier
Editor
John Seabourne Sr.
Production design
Alfred Junge

Full cast

31 cast members

Crew by department

29 crew members

Sound

George Paternoster
Boom Operator
Alan Thorne
Sound Assistant
Alan Whatley
Sound Recordist
C. C. Stevens
Sound Recordist
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist
J.H. Kay
Sound Recordist

Art

Miss Johnstone
Set Dresser
Alfred Junge
Production Design