May 21st     
A Canterbury Tale*   
(GB 1944)     
Eagle-Lion/The Archers. 124m. bw

In World War II various travellers towards Canterbury are kept in check by the mysterious mayor of a nearby village, who wants to remind them of the area's historical legacy.
Awkward mixture of documentary propaganda and the Archers emulating Chaucer, rather long but rewarding with its eventual finale. 

Written, Produced and Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger.
Starring: Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, John Sweet, Dennis Price, Esmond Knight (also narrator), Charles Hawtrey, George Merritt, Edward Rigby, Hay Petrie, Graham Moffatt, Eliot Makeham.
Photography: Erwin Hillier.
Music:  Allan Gray.
Art Direction: Alfred Junge (reconstructing Canterbury Cathedral which was unavailable due to bombing).

+ a 1949 US release version included narration by Raymond Massey plus Kim Hunter as John Sweet's girlfriend