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21 January 1949 (USA)
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Four modern pilgrims in a story of today - yet away from war.
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A 'Land Girl', an American GI, and a British soldier find themselves together in a small Kent town on the road to Canterbury...
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A Delightful Gem
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eric Portman | ... | Thomas Colpeper, JP |
| Sheila Sim | ... | Alison Smith |
| Dennis Price | ... | Peter Gibbs |
| Sergeant John Sweet | ... | Bob Johnson (as Sergt. John Sweet, U.S. Army) |
| Esmond Knight | ... | Narrator (non-US versions) / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot |
| Charles Hawtrey | ... | Thomas Duckett |
| Hay Petrie | ... | Woodcock |
| George Merritt | ... | Ned Horton |
| Edward Rigby | ... | Jim Horton |
| Freda Jackson | ... | Prudence Honeywood |
| Betty Jardine | ... | Fee Baker |
| Eliot Makeham | ... | Organist |
| Harvey Golden | ... | Sergt. Roczinsky |
| Leonard Smith | ... | Leslie |
| James Tamsitt | ... | Terry |
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124 min | USA:95 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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By 2004, the shop window overlooking the street from which John Sweet watches the parade in the film's final scene (adjacent to the Cathedral) belonged to a Starbuck's.
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Sergt. Roczinsky:
Hey, let's have some tea first, huh?
Bob Johnson: That stuff?
Sergt. Roczinsky: Sure; it's a habit, like marijuana.
Bob Johnson: I'll take marijuana.
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Bob Johnson: That stuff?
Sergt. Roczinsky: Sure; it's a habit, like marijuana.
Bob Johnson: I'll take marijuana.
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Featured in A Canterbury Trail (2006) (V)
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Whatever the subject of their films one always knows that the results will be special when Powell and Pressburger are involved. Set in war time England the story follows 4 characters (2 soldiers, a woman and a local magistrate) as they eventually make a modern day pilgrimage to Canterbury. Each has their own personal problem and worry mostly brought on by the war. Their stories intertwine with each other as they become acquainted on their journey. The end results are quite special. The end results were probably dictated by the need for an uplifting movie during the War but the results are neither maudlin or contrived and hold up very well after 50 years. One is tempted to single out individual cast members but this is really an ensemble effort and all, from major to minor roles, are quite simply superb. A real gem.