Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
I racconti di Canterbury is of 1 hour(s) and 51 minute(s). It is Produced By: Les Productions Artistes Associés, PEA. It was released on 1972-09-02. It has the tagline: From the team that gave you "Decameron", Geoffrey Chaucer's Lustiest Tales of Merrie Olde England! It has an average vote of 6.272 on TMDB.
Genres: Comedy
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