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A Canterbury Tale (1944) · CriticCrunch

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A Canterbury Tale

Movie1944·125 min

A Canterbury Tale

Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Mystery War Drama

A mystery war film directed by Michael Powell.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 36%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

130 ratings

About A Canterbury Tale

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

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Cozy
Story Tags: faith existentialism, sacrifice duty, identity self discovery, wwii era, historical event, small town, international, strangers forced together, war homefront, everyman, ensemble, investigation procedural, road journey, mystery disappearance

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Details

Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Language: English

Cast

Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price

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How A Canterbury Tale Ranks

All movies

Top 36%

1940s movies

Top 66%

Mystery movies

Top 28%

Michael Powell films#8 of 9

Top 36% All movies.

the vibe

A Canterbury Tale Vibe

What it feels like

measuredhopefulgentlelayeredlight-touchpersonalheartfeltcontemplativecozy

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

investigation procedural

road journey

mystery disappearance

faith existentialism

sacrifice duty

identity self discovery

everyman

ensemble

strangers forced together

historical event

war homefront

small town

international

WWII era

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9