A Canterbury Tale (DVD)

A Canterbury Tale (DVD)

Production Year: 1944 - Drama - Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Charles Hawtrey, George Merritt, Edward Rigby, Hay Petrie, Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, Esmond Knight more

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A Canterbury Tale (1944) A Canterbury Tale (1944)
This compelling drama by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger ('A Matter Of Life And ... more
Death', 'The Red Shoes') is now acknowledged as
one of their finest films.Their reworking of one
of the tales from Chaucer's 14th century epic,
largely set in wartime Kent, centres on American
army sergeant John Smith, British soldier Dennis
Price and landgirl Sheila Sim who, before making a
modern-day pilgrimage to Canterbury, solve the
bizarre mystery of a man who pours glue over the
hair of village girls at night.
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A Canterbury Tale [DVD] [1944] A Canterbury Tale [DVD] [1944]
One of the most beloved of all British films,A Canterbury Talemarks yet another occasion ... more
to celebrate the Criterion Collection's growing
DVD legacy of Powell and Pressburger classics.
Originally conceived as good-natured propaganda to
support the British-American alliance of World War
II, the film became something truly special in the
hands of the Archers (a.k.a.
writer/director/producers Michael Powell and
Emeric Pressburger). Taking its literary cues from
Chaucer's titular classic, it begins with a
prologue that harkens back to Chaucer's time
before match-cutting to present-day August of
1943, with the night-time arrival of U.S. Army
Sgt. Bob Johnson (played with folksy charm by John
Sweet, an actual American GI) on the shadowy
platform of Canterbury station in the magically
rural county of Kent (where Powell was born and
raised). He is soon joined by two fellow train
passengers: Alison Smith (Sheila Sim), a brashly
independent recruit in the British Woman's Land
Army; and Peter Gibbs (Dennis Price), a sergeant
in the royal Army, and before long they're
tracking clues to find  "the glue man", a
mysterious figure who's been pouring "the sticky
stuff" on unsuspecting women as the midnight hour
approaches. Their investigation leads to Thomas
Colpeper (Eric Portman), a village squire whose
local slide-shows celebrate life in an idyllic
rural England threatened by wartime change. As
Graham Fuller writes in an observant mini-essay
that accompanies this DVD, is this a whodunit?
Historical documentary? War film? Rustic comedy?
It's all these and so much more: As photographed
in glorious black and white by Erwin Hiller
(faithfully preserved by one of Criterion's finest
high-definition digital transfers),A Canterbury
Talehas an elusive, magical quality that
encompasses its trio of Canterbury "pilgrims" and
translates into a an elusive, spiritually
uplifting sense of elation that has made it an
all-time favorite among film lovers around the
world.--Jeff Shannon
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A Canterbury Tale [DVD] [1944] A Canterbury Tale [DVD] [1944]
One of the most beloved of all British films,A Canterbury Talemarks yet another occasion ... more
to celebrate the Criterion Collection's growing
DVD legacy of Powell and Pressburger classics.
Originally conceived as good-natured propaganda to
support the British-American alliance of World War
II, the film became something truly special in the
hands of the Archers (a.k.a.
writer/director/producers Michael Powell and
Emeric Pressburger). Taking its literary cues from
Chaucer's titular classic, it begins with a
prologue that harkens back to Chaucer's time
before match-cutting to present-day August of
1943, with the night-time arrival of U.S. Army
Sgt. Bob Johnson (played with folksy charm by John
Sweet, an actual American GI) on the shadowy
platform of Canterbury station in the magically
rural county of Kent (where Powell was born and
raised). He is soon joined by two fellow train
passengers: Alison Smith (Sheila Sim), a brashly
independent recruit in the British Woman's Land
Army; and Peter Gibbs (Dennis Price), a sergeant
in the royal Army, and before long they're
tracking clues to find  "the glue man", a
mysterious figure who's been pouring "the sticky
stuff" on unsuspecting women as the midnight hour
approaches. Their investigation leads to Thomas
Colpeper (Eric Portman), a village squire whose
local slide-shows celebrate life in an idyllic
rural England threatened by wartime change. As
Graham Fuller writes in an observant mini-essay
that accompanies this DVD, is this a whodunit?
Historical documentary? War film? Rustic comedy?
It's all these and so much more: As photographed
in glorious black and white by Erwin Hiller
(faithfully preserved by one of Criterion's finest
high-definition digital transfers),A Canterbury
Talehas an elusive, magical quality that
encompasses its trio of Canterbury "pilgrims" and
translates into a an elusive, spiritually
uplifting sense of elation that has made it an
all-time favorite among film lovers around the
world.--Jeff Shannon
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to celebrate the Criterion Collection's growing
DVD legacy of Powell and Pressburger classics.
Originally conceived as good-natured propaganda to
support the British-American alliance of World War
II, the film became something truly special in the
hands of the Archers (a.k.a.
writer/director/producers Michael Powell and
Emeric Pressburger). Taking its literary cues from
Chaucer's titular classic, it begins with a
prologue that harkens back to Chaucer's time
before match-cutting to present-day August of
1943, with the night-time arrival of U.S. Army
Sgt. Bob Johnson (played with folksy charm by John
Sweet, an actual American GI) on the shadowy
platform of Canterbury station in the magically
rural county of Kent (where Powell was born and
raised). He is soon joined by two fellow train
passengers: Alison Smith (Sheila Sim), a brashly
independent recruit in the British Woman'sLand
Army; and Peter Gibbs (Dennis Price), a sergeant
in the royal Army, and before long they're
tracking clues to find  "the glue man", a
mysterious figure who's been pouring "the sticky
stuff" on unsuspecting women as the midnight hour
approaches. Their investigation leads to Thomas
Colpeper (Eric Portman), a village squire whose
local slide-shows celebrate life in an idyllic
rural England threatened by wartime change. As
Graham Fuller writes in an observant mini-essay
that accompanies this DVD, is this a whodunit?
Historical documentary? War film? Rustic comedy?
It's all these and so much more: As photographed
in glorious black and white by Erwin Hiller
(faithfully preserved by one of Criterion's finest
high-definition digital transfers),A Canterbury
Talehas an elusive, magical quality that
encompasses its trio of Canterbury "pilgrims" and
translates into a an elusive, spiritually
uplifting sense of elation that has made it an
all-time favorite among film lovers around the
world.--Jeff Shannon
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Product details

Actor(s): Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, Esmond Knight, Charles Hawtrey, George Merritt, Edward Rigby, Hay Petrie

Director(s): Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Genre: Drama

Classification: Universal

Production Year: 1944

Colour: Black & White

Running Time: 1 hour 59 minutes

Video Category: Feature Film

DVD Description

While World War II rages, an American G.I. and three Britons find themselves en route to the hallowed cathedral on the same Pilgrims' way taken by travelers some 600 years before and reported in Chaucer's epic poem.

Release details

DVD Region: DVD

Studio(s): ITV DVD; CINRAM LOGISTICS

Release date: 11/10/1999

No of Discs: 1

Catalogue No: 37115 00143

Barcode: 5037115001436

Languages

Main Language: English

Subtitle Language: None

Technical information

Special Features: Interactive Menus, Scene Access

Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Full Frame

Sound: Mono

Dubbing Sound: Mono English

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Advantages: First rate entertainment
Disadvantages: Not a single one!

...Canterbury really come to life, especially through the medium of this DVD. The characters are in turns venal, crass, rude, diplomatic, churlish, bombastic, chivalrous, angry and friendly as they each tell their own tales on the long trek that made up the pilgrimage. And they are all vividly and sharply drawn. From life, or so it seems. We both seemed to recognise the characters in people that we know or knew at one time or another. The vocal talents are provided by the crème de la crème of British acting of stage, cinema screen and television. Sean Bean, Richard Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, Tim McInnery, Bill Nighy, Bob Peck, Liz Smith and Imelda Staunton all feature on this superlative DVD. The tales shown on the DVD are: The Squire's tale, the Cannon's Servant's tale, the Miller's tale, The Reeve's tale, The Nun's Priest's tale... Read review

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