Production Credits A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought A Canterbury Tale to life.
The Cast
31 Members
Eric PortmanThomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila SimAlison Smith
Dennis PricePeter Gibbs
John SweetBob Johnson
Charles HawtreyThomas Duckett
Esmond KnightNarrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Hay PetrieWoodcock
George MerrittNed Horton
Edward RigbyJim Horton
Freda JacksonPrudence Honeywood
Betty JardineFee Baker
Eliot MakehamOrganist
Parry Jones Jr.Arthur
Beresford EganP. C. Ovenden
Esma CannonAgnes
Anthony HollesSergt. Bassett
Maude LambertMiss Grainger
Wallace BoscoA. R. P. Worker
Charles PatonErnie Brooks
Jane MillicanSusanna Foster
Michael GoldenSergt. Smale
John SlaterSergt. Len
Graham MoffattSergt. Stuffy
Judith FurseDorothy Bird
Barbara WaringPolly Finn
Jean ShepeardGwladys Swinton
Margaret ScudamoreMrs Colpeper
Joss AmblerPolice Inspector
H.F. MaltbyMr. Portal
Eric MaturinGeoffrey's Father
George HallPolice Superintendent (uncredited)
Technical Crew
Top Credits
Michael PowellDirector
Michael PowellWriter
Emeric PressburgerWriter
Emeric PressburgerDirector
Michael PowellProducer
Emeric PressburgerProducer
Erwin HillierDirector of Photography
John Seabourne Sr.Editor