Canterbury Tale [2 Discs]
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie
- Excerpts from the American version, with Kim Hunter
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- New video interview with actress Sheila Sim
- A Pilgrim's Return, a documentary about John Sweet, by Nick Burton and Eddie McMillan
- A Canterbury Trail, a new documentary visiting the film locations, by David Thompson
- Listen to Britain, a 2001 video-installation piece inspired by A Canterbury Tale, by artist Victor Burgin
- Listen to Britain, a 1942 documentary by Humphrey Jennings
- A booklet featuring essays by Graham Fuller, Peter von Bagh, and actor John Sweet
View menus
- Disc #1 -- A Canterbury Tale: The Film
- Play the Movie
- Chapters
- Color Bars
- Commentary
- Commentary: Off
- Commentary: On
- Index
- Color Bars
- American Version Excerpts
- Prologue
- Ending Sequence
- Disc #2 -- A Canterbury Tale: The Supplements
- Sheila Sim Interview
- Play
- John Sweet: A Pilgrim's Return
- Play
- A Canterbury Trail
- Play
- Listening to Britain
- Burgin Introduction
- Listen to Britain (Burgin)
- Listen to Britain (Jennings)
- Play
View chapters
- Disc #1 -- A Canterbury Tale: The Film
- 1. Prologue [5:47]
- 2. "Next Stop, Canterbury" [7:33]
- 3. Mr. Colpeper [7:32]
- 4. The Hand of Glory [9:10]
- 5. The Wheelwright [6:09]
- 6. "Things Don't Always Add Up" [5:23]
- 7. Landgirl [8:23]
- 8. Colpeper's Lecture [8:07]
- 9. Village Mystery [3:32]
- 10. Sticks and Stones [11:18]
- 11. Salvage Mission [11:05]
- 12. Miracles [8:41]
- 13. Higher Courts [8:32]
- 14. "Always an Organist" [7:27]
- 15. The Caravan [7:11]
- 16. Heavenly Messenger [7:31]
- 17. End Credits [1:19]
- 1. Literary Connections [5:47]
- 2. The Three Travelers [7:33]
- 3. Eric Portman [7:32]
- 4. Country and City [9:10]
- 5. Documentary Realism [6:09]
- 6. A Minor Miracle [5:23]
- 7. "Hopping" [8:23]
- 8. "What Is His Message?" [8:07]
- 9. Alfred Junge [3:32]
- 10. A Children's World [11:18]
- 11. Attention to Detail [11:05]
- 12. The Power of Imagination [8:41]
- 13. Court of Conscience [8:32]
- 14. The Cinematic Cathedral [7:27]
- 15. Neoromanticims [7:11]
- 16. Yanks in Britain [7:31]
- 17. End Credits [1:19]
Year released: 1944
MPAA Rating: [ ]
Format: Black & White
Length: 124
Sound: DD1
Subtitles: Not Available
Studio: Criterion