


| Directed by | ||
|---|---|---|
![]() | Michael Powell | |
![]() | Emeric Pressburger | |
| Starring | ||
|---|---|---|
| Eric Portman | Thomas Colpeper, JP | |
| Sheila Sim | Alison Smith | |
| Dennis Price | Sergeant Peter Gibbs | |
| John Sweet | Sergeant Bob Johnson | |
| Esmond Knight | Narrator | |
| 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 | |
| David Todd | David | |
| Beresford Egan | P.C. Ovenden | |
| Anthony Holles | Sergt. Bassett | |
| Maude Lambert | Miss Grainger | |
| Wallace Bosco | Man A.R.P. Worker | |
| Charles Paton | Ernie Brooks | |
| Jane Millican | Susanna Foster | |
| John Slater | Sergt. Len | |
| Michael Golden | Sergt. Smale | |
| Graham Moffatt | Sergt. 'Stuffy' | |
| Esma Cannon | Agnes | |
| Mary Line | Leslie's Mother | |
| Winifred Swaffer | Mrs. Horton | |
| Michael Howard | Archie | |
| Judith Furse | Dorothy Bird | |
| Barbara Waring | Polly Finn | |
| Jean Shepeard | Gwladys Swinton | |
| Margaret Scudamore | Mrs. Colpeper | |
| Joss Ambler | Police Inspector | |
| Jessie James | Waitress | |
| Kathleen Lucas | Passer-by | |
| H.F. Maltby | Mr. Portal | |
| Eric Maturin | Geoffrey's Father | |
| Parry Jones Jr. | Arthur | |
| Kim Hunter | Johnson's Girl | |
| Baby Alder | Baby | |
| David Babcock | Boy in River Battle | |
| W. Ballie | Friar | |
| Mr. Bird | Hipman | |
| Billy Bray | Sergeant at Law | |
| Les Brown | Boy in River Battle | |
| Derek V. Browne | Boy in River Battle | |
| Denis Bugden | Boy Firing Canon in River Battle | |
| Donald Bugden | Boy in River Battle | |
| Mr. Carter | Peasant | |
| John Clark | Boy on Blacksmith's Wall | |
| Bill Clover | Bystander at Wheelwright's | |
| George Curran | Army Parade Bandmaster Entering Cathedral | |
| Miss Dixon | 2nd Nun | |
| Mr. Dove | Peasant | |
| Cliff Elvidge | Boy in River Battle | |
| Robin Eyers | Boy | |
| Roy Fisher | Boy in River Battle | |
| Dean Fredericks | Bellringer at Church | |
| T. Gilbert | Tapister | |
| Mr. Gregory | Peasant | |
| George Hall | Police Superintendent in Mayoral Procession Entering Cathedral | |
| Mrs. Hendry | Peasant | |
| Jim Holland | Boy in River Battle | |
| Ben Horton | Bystander at Wheelwright's | |
| Eric Horton | Bystander at Wheelwright's in Leather Jacket | |
| Neville Horton | Man Working Bellows at Wheelwright's | |
| A.W. Jennings | Nun's Priest | |
| G. Keeys | Peasant Girl | |
| Dennis Kennett | Boy in River Battle | |
| Dick Kerry | Boy in River Battle | |
| M. Kirby | Dyer | |
| R. Kirby | Manciple | |
| Mr. Klaiber | Peasant | |
| Victor Large | Ploughman | |
| Charles Lefevre | Alderman in Mayoral Procession Entering Cathedral | |
| J. Lomas | Monk | |
| Miss Marr | Peasant | |
| Mike Martin | Carpenter in Wheelwright's Workshop | |
| Raymond Massey | Narrator | |
| Jack May | Cook | |
| H. Michael | Pardoner | |
| George Miller | Reeve | |
| G. Moore | Peasant Girl | |
| Link Neal | Franklyn | |
| A. Noble | Miller | |
| Reg Pattenden | Army Parade Drum Major Entering Cathedral | |
| H. Pearce | Summoner | |
| Ralph Poole | Pedlar | |
| C. Pucinelli | Squire's Yeoman | |
| Sid Pullman | Army Parade Drummer Boy and Bugler Entering Cathedral | |
| J. Purchase | Weaver | |
| Mila Reymonova | Wife of Bath | |
| Glyn Rowland | Doctor of Physic | |
| Vincent Russel | Pointing Policeman at Canterbury West Gate | |
| James Sadler | Squire and 1944 Soldier Watching Spitfire | |
| Roy Samson | Lookout Boy in River Battle | |
| Gerik Schjelderup | Chaucer | |
| C. Semphill | Goldsmith | |
| F. Sequin | Haberdasher | |
| John Shuggs | Water-Bearer | |
| Martin Smith | Clerk of Oxford | |
| C. Spencer | Prioress | |
| Mr. Stone | Peasant | |
| Charlie Tamsitt | Boy in River Battle | |
| Brian Todd | Boy in River Battle | |
| Ben Tragett | Boy in River Battle | |
| Robert Tragett | Boy in River Battle | |
| Timothy Tragett | Boy in River Battle | |
| H. Walter | Merchant | |
| Eric Waters | Water-Bearer | |
| Billy Wells | Knight | |
| William Wood | Bystander at Wheelwright's - Cleetus | |





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United Kingdom release date: 12th May 1944
Australia release date: 31st January 1947
United States release date: 21st January 1949
Portugal release date: 24th July 1950
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