Cast & Crew

Directed by

Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger

Writing Credits

Michael Powell
(written by) &
Emeric Pressburger
(written by)

Cast

Eric Portman
Thomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila Sim
Alison Smith
Dennis Price
Sergeant Peter Gibbs
John Sweet
Sergeant Bob Johnson
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
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 (US release)
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 Lefèvre
Alderman in Mayoral Procession Entering Cathedral
J. Lomas
Monk
Miss Marr
Peasant
Mike Martin
Carpenter in Wheelwright's Workshop
Raymond Massey
Narrator (US version)
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
Míla Reymonová
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

Produced by

Jock Laurence
producer: additional scenes in US version (uncredited)
Michael Powell
producer
Emeric Pressburger
producer

Music by

Allan Gray

Cinematography by

Erwin Hillier
(photographed by)

Editing by

John Seabourne Sr.
(as John Seabourne)

Production Design by

Alfred Junge

Makeup Department

George Blackler
makeup artist (uncredited)
Ernest Gasser
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Hilda Sheardown-Course
hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

George Maynard
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

George R. Busby
assistant director (as George Busby)
George Aldersley
second assistant director (uncredited)
John Arnold
second assistant director (uncredited)
Parry Jones Jr.
third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Harold Batchelor
construction manager (uncredited)
A. Hetherington
stand-by props (uncredited)
Arthur Hetherington
props (uncredited)
Harold Hurdell
draughtsman (uncredited)
Miss Johnstone
set dresser (uncredited)
William Kellner
draughtsman (uncredited)
William Leather
location constructor (uncredited)
Mike Martin
master carpenter (uncredited)
Frederick Morgan
stagehand (uncredited)
Harry Parr
buyer (uncredited)
Elliot Scott
draughtsman (uncredited)
Bill Shaw
stand-by carpenter (uncredited)
E. Thompson
property manager (uncredited)
Herbert Westbrook
draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Desmond Dew
recorded by
C.C. Stevens
recorded by
Alan Whatley
recorded by: exteriors
L.A.C. Collic
boom operator (uncredited)
Peter Davies
sound camera (US version) (uncredited)
Roy Day
sound maintenance: exteriors (uncredited)
Desmond Dew
dubbing crew (uncredited)
Sidney Hayers
sound camera operator: exteriors (uncredited) / sound maintenance: interiors (uncredited)
J.H. Kay
sound recordist (uncredited)
Gus Lloyd
assistant boom operator (uncredited)
P. Lloyd
assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Gordon K. McCallum
boom operator: interiors (uncredited)
George Paternoster
boom operator: exteriors (uncredited)
Winston Ryder
sound camera operator: interiors (uncredited)
J. Stirton
sound maintenance: interiors (uncredited)
Alan Thorne
sound assistant (uncredited)
Alan Whatley
dubbing crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

W. Percy Day
models (uncredited)
Charles Staffell
back projection (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Eric Besche
assistant camera (uncredited)
Jim Body
clapper loader (uncredited)
Derek V. Browne
camera loader (uncredited)
Cecil Cooney
camera operator (uncredited)
Fred Daniels
still photographer: portraits (uncredited)
J. Demaine
clapper loader (uncredited)
Desmond Dickinson
second camera operator (uncredited)
Ian Gibson-Smith
still photographer (uncredited)
William Leach
grip (uncredited)
E. Pockney
electrician (uncredited)
S. Shrimpton
clapper loader (uncredited)
George Stretton
second camera operator (uncredited)
A.G. Stunt
electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

A. Raymond
casting: small parts and crowd (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Arthur Breton
wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Dorothy Edwards
wardrobe: women (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Roger Cherrill
second assistant editor (uncredited)
Jim Pople
second assistant editor (uncredited)
David Powell
first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Walter Goehr
conductor

Script and Continuity Department

Jean Able
continuity assistant (uncredited)
Paddy Arnold
continuity (uncredited)

Transportation Department

William Leather
driver: camera car (uncredited)
Bert Woodcock
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Herbert Norris
period advisor
Roselyne Parker
french adaptation: original version with subtitles
Michael Powell
presenter
Emeric Pressburger
presenter
Sheila Bell
understudy: Sheila Sim (uncredited)
Betty Curtis
production company secretary (uncredited)
Walter R. Day
maintenance (uncredited)
Alex Devore
cashier (uncredited)
Parry Jones
production runner (uncredited)
C.W.R. Knight
falconer (uncredited)
Vivienne Knight
publicist (uncredited)
David Laing
understudy: Eric Portman (uncredited)
Joan Page
production company secretary (uncredited)
Bill Paton
assistant: Mr Powell (uncredited)
Harold Plaister
publicist (uncredited)
Pat Smith
production secretary (uncredited)
Anthony Swaine
liaison: Canterbury Cathedral (uncredited)
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