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Released December 19th, 1979, 'The Canterbury Tales' stars Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti The NC-17 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a user score of 63 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 200 respected users.
You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories."
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