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Canterbury Tale (A) (1944)
'Four modern pilgrims in a story of today - yet away from war.'Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary by film historian Ian Christie
Two excerpts from the American version, with Kim Hunter
- Prologue (6:11)
- Ending Sequence (6:13)
DISC TWO
Interview with actress Shelia Sim (20:05)
"A Pilgrim's Return" documentary about John Sweet, by Nick Burton and Eddie McMillan (22:29)
"A Canterbury Trail" documentary visiting the locations used in the film, by David Thompson (23:43)
"Listen to Britain" 2001 video-installation piece inspired by "A Canterbury Tale", by artist Victor Burgin (7:00)
"Listen to Britain" 1942 documentary by Humphrey Jennings (18:13) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes in a double Alpha case.
Packaging includes a 22-page booklet featuring essays by Graham Fuller, Peter von Bagh and actor John Sweet. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Introduction to the film, by filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier (7:26)
Original Trailers:
- "Black Narcissus" (2:27)
- "The Red Shoes" (2:22)
- "The 49th Parallel" (3:01)
- "Peeping Tom"
- "I Know Where I'm Going!" (2:05)
- "A Canterbury Tale" (2:03)
DISC TWO
"Memories of Michael" featurette by Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell (9:04)
"The Daring of an Adventurer" featurette by Bertrand Tavernier (20:05)
"Portrayal of the War Effort in British Cinema" featurette by Charles Drazin (25:34)
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Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Packaging includes a 48-page booklet.
All extras on DISC TWO are in English with optional French subtitles. -
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Extras:Trailer for Carlton's 'Silver Collection'
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
Between the Criterion release, for added contextual material (including a commentary track) and the newly-restored transfer, and the French release, which contains some exclusive extras.
Versions:
For its original American cinema release, the film was edited down from 125 minutes to a little over 90 minutes in length, and three new scenes were filmed, one of which (a new prologue) featured the American actress Kim Hunter as Bob's new wife. Two of these scenes are included as 'extras' in the Criterion release.
See the DVDBeaver link for a comparison of the R2 Carlton and R1 Criterion releases.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (124:32 NTSC)
- R2 France- Institut Lumière - No cuts (119 mins PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Carlton Visual Entertainment - No cuts (119:24 PAL)
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 28/04/08
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 04/12/21UPDATE LOG:
28/04/08: Initial entry.
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04/12/21: Added ASINs, corrected overall.
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