A Canterbury Tale

1944 · 125 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 6,827 VOTES · DIR. Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

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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]
00:07:43 Why do you think I need an escort?
00:11:48 While you're looking us up in the Domesday Book, he's making a getaway.
00:16:04 Welcome to Chillingbourne. You're the first American soldier we've seen.
00:21:28 [Chuckles] but to see guests doing real work for me...
00:25:38 [Rooster Crows]
00:31:23 Thank you.
00:35:27 Gee, I can smell that cedar now.
00:39:49 If a ship goes down, it can't just be...
00:43:57 Pru and Sue we've always been. She likes Susanna.
00:49:19 - They're stuck up all over the camp. That's the fourth in the series. - Well?
00:53:46 doctors and lawyers and clerks and merchants...
00:57:58 Here we go. The bend on the Pilgrims'Road.
01:02:19 - At your own risk of course. - Sure.
01:08:30 - You are Polly Finn, aren't you? - Yes.
01:12:57 - How do you know? - We collect salvage from the houses.
01:17:47 - I haven't seen much of it. - Oh, how's that?
01:21:46 - Why tell me? I have them here. - Yes, but I haven't.
01:27:34 We didn't dislike each other.
01:31:49 [Gibbs] Sunday afternoon?
01:36:02 But a missionary who doesn't try to do his duty is a bad missionary.
01:40:47 Thank you.
01:49:16 Excuse me. Would you mind telling me, is this old Canterbury Lane?
01:57:21 It goes right here, to Canterbury Cathedral.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,736
Dialogue density13.9 lines / min
First line00:00:35
Final line01:57:21

Production Record

DirectorEmeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,827