A Canterbury Tale (Original title)Canterbury Tales (Working title)
Date: 25 September 1944 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Synopsis: Set in a Kent Village during World War II. Tells the bizarre story of three characters - a land girl, a British Sergeant and a US Sergeant - who arrive by the same train and become friends. They set about trying to unmask the mysterious 'glue man' who pours glue onto the hair of girls out late at night with servicemen.
Genre: War
Subjects: Kent, Canterbury (Kent), World War II, Blackouts (WW2), Canterbury Tale, A (1944), Home fronts, Great Britain, Women's Land Army, Villages, Countryside
Releases
Date: 21 August 1944Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 124 mins 45 secs - Length: 11290 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 95 mins Length: 8550 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 1977Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 124 mins Length: 11190 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2006Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) - Colour - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 1.33:1Dialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specifiedRuntime: 124 mins 30 secs - Distributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(35)
Accessible materials to view(7)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedFeetStock date: 2001BFI identifier: C-1226519
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 489 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-20428
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11.0991 FeetStock date: 1985BFI identifier: C-20441
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 11161 FeetStock date: 1975BFI identifier: C-20424
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1433314
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-664873
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638096
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(7)
Description: MOV - PDC Portable Digital CarrierProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-477573
Status: Master
Description: WAVBFI identifier: N-486056
Status: Master
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-595472
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCP - PDC Portable Digital CarrierJPEG2000 - BFI identifier: N-595473
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCP - LTO5BFI identifier: N-655616
Status: Master
Description: MOV - PDC Portable Digital CarrierDuration: 02:04:45 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-412912
Status: Master
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638096
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(3)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1433314
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-664873
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376724
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(25)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBFI identifier: C-20444
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-1289504
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 10850 FeetStock date: 1944BFI identifier: C-579854
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedFeetStock date: 2001BFI identifier: C-1226519
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 489 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-20428
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11.0991 FeetStock date: 1985BFI identifier: C-20441
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 11161 FeetStock date: 1975BFI identifier: C-20424
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 130 FeetStock date: 1943BFI identifier: C-20438
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: Combined as MuteLength: 11205 FeetStock date: 1993BFI identifier: C-767019
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 11205 FeetStock date: 1944BFI identifier: C-20435
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 478 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-20430
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 8242 FeetStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-20443
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 11205 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-20422
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 11203 FeetStock date: 1944BFI identifier: C-20434
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8252 FeetStock date: 1945BFI identifier: C-721417
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8045 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-515639
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8128 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-20427
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original / Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 8046 FeetStock date: 1943Stock date: 1945BFI identifier: C-20436
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 11221 FeetStock date: 1944BFI identifier: C-20433
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 8046 FeetStock date: 1945BFI identifier: C-20437
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-20425
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 11205 FeetStock date: 1993BFI identifier: C-767020
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 493 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-20429
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8293 FeetBFI identifier: C-20442
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SoundLength: 11205 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-20423
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 25 September 1944 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Synopsis: Set in a Kent Village during World War II. Tells the bizarre story of three characters - a land girl, a British Sergeant and a US Sergeant - who arrive by the same train and become friends. They set about trying to unmask the mysterious 'glue man' who pours glue onto the hair of girls out late at night with servicemen.
Genre: War
Subjects: Kent, Canterbury (Kent), World War II, Blackouts (WW2), Canterbury Tale, A (1944), Home fronts, Great Britain, Women's Land Army, Villages, Countryside
Releases
Date: 21 August 1944Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 124 mins 45 secs - Length: 11290 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 95 mins Length: 8550 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 1977Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 124 mins Length: 11190 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2006Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) - Colour - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 1.33:1Dialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specifiedRuntime: 124 mins 30 secs - Distributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(35)
Accessible materials to view(7)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedFeetStock date: 2001BFI identifier: C-1226519
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 489 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-20428
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11.0991 FeetStock date: 1985BFI identifier: C-20441
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 11161 FeetStock date: 1975BFI identifier: C-20424
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1433314
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-664873
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638096
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(7)
Description: MOV - PDC Portable Digital CarrierProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-477573
Status: Master
Description: WAVBFI identifier: N-486056
Status: Master
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-595472
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCP - PDC Portable Digital CarrierJPEG2000 - BFI identifier: N-595473
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCP - LTO5BFI identifier: N-655616
Status: Master
Description: MOV - PDC Portable Digital CarrierDuration: 02:04:45 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-412912
Status: Master
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638096
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(3)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1433314
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-664873
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376724
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(25)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBFI identifier: C-20444
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-1289504
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 10850 FeetStock date: 1944BFI identifier: C-579854
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedFeetStock date: 2001BFI identifier: C-1226519
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 489 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-20428
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11.0991 FeetStock date: 1985BFI identifier: C-20441
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 11161 FeetStock date: 1975BFI identifier: C-20424
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 130 FeetStock date: 1943BFI identifier: C-20438
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: Combined as MuteLength: 11205 FeetStock date: 1993BFI identifier: C-767019
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 11205 FeetStock date: 1944BFI identifier: C-20435
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 478 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-20430
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 8242 FeetStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-20443
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 11205 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-20422
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 11203 FeetStock date: 1944BFI identifier: C-20434
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8252 FeetStock date: 1945BFI identifier: C-721417
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8045 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-515639
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8128 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-20427
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original / Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 8046 FeetStock date: 1943Stock date: 1945BFI identifier: C-20436
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 11221 FeetStock date: 1944BFI identifier: C-20433
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 8046 FeetStock date: 1945BFI identifier: C-20437
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-20425
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 11205 FeetStock date: 1993BFI identifier: C-767020
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 493 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-20429
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8293 FeetBFI identifier: C-20442
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SoundLength: 11205 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-20423
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film