A Canterbury Tale
1944 · 125 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 6,827 VOTES · DIR. Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Overview
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,736 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:35 [Bow Snaps]
00:07:56 This way, please.
00:12:00 - [Man] Oh, it's the Glue Man, all right. - Glue Man?
00:16:37 - [Man] Hi! Hi! - [Dog Barking]
00:21:55 - Well, aren't you ashamed? - Not a bit.
00:26:24 They do say two six-foot men could shake hands across the street, sir.
00:32:06 You look as though you belong around here already.
00:36:37 I'm English, and I don't speak their language.
00:40:49 No, Bob.
00:45:27 - Why? - The Glue Man's a soldier. Everybody knows that.
00:51:08 - Good evening. - Evening.
00:55:14 and their laughter and talk...
00:59:36 and said we were showing a light outside.
01:05:38 From what I hear, that's just what they are doing.
01:10:41 one on Thursday, two on Friday...
01:15:49 and every third man has a bee in his bonnet.
01:19:58 mirrors, tea drinking...
01:25:33 [Colpeper] Glorious, isn't it?
01:30:16 I'd say he could bury me at the top.
01:34:41 Upsetting the whole village, giving the soldiers a bad name with everyone.
01:39:03 A pilgrimage can be either to receive a blessing or to do penance.
01:46:14 How much do they pay you in a cinema?
01:56:00 He's gone, Miss Alison.
02:02:52 [Bells Pealing]
Cast & Characters
Eric Portman
Thomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila Sim
Alison Smith
Dennis Price
Sergeant Peter Gibbs
John Sweet
Sergeant Bob Johnson
Esmond Knight
Narrator (non-US versions)
Esmond Knight
Seven-Sisters Soldier
Esmond Knight
Village Idiot
Charles Hawtrey
Thomas Duckett
Hay Petrie
Woodcock
George Merritt
Ned Horton
Edward Rigby
Jim Horton
Freda Jackson
Prudence Honeywood
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,736
Dialogue density13.9 lines / min
First line00:00:35
Final line02:02:52
Production Record
DirectorEmeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,827