The Canterbury Tales 25 years old

Animated adaptation of Chaucer's famous narrative poems, using a variety of groundbreaking animation techniques. On a pilgrimage from London to the tomb of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, a group of travellers from all walks of medieval society recount tales and stories to each other to provide amusement on the journey.

Credits

The Canterbury Tales Cast

Name Character
Bill Nighy He was 49, now 74 years old as The Merchant (voice)
Sean Bean He was 39, now 65 years old as The Nun's Priest (voice)
Billie Whitelaw She was 66, 82 years old when she died as The Wife of Bath (voice)
Tim McInnerny He was 42, now 67 years old as The Pardoner (voice)
Richard Griffiths He was 51, 65 years old when he died as Saturn (voice)
Imelda Staunton She was 42, now 68 years old as The Prioress (voice)
Liz Smith She was 77, 95 years old when she died as The Hag (voice)
Mark Williams He was 23, now 49 years old as Chanticleer (voice)
Robert Lindsay He was 49, now 74 years old as Harry Bailey (voice)

The Canterbury Tales Crew

Name Department
Geoffrey Chaucer as Writer. He was 655 (57) years old when He died Writing
Valery Ugarov as Director. Directing
Joanna Quinn as Director. She was 36 (now 62) years old Directing
The Canterbury Tales poster
The Canterbury Tales (25 years)

  • Release day: Monday, December 21, 1998
  • Runtime: 28 minutes