Pier Paolo Pasolini Geoffrey Chaucer Director, Actor, Screenwriter Hugh Griffith Sir January Actor Ninetto Davoli Perkin Actor Franco Citti The Devil Actor Laura Betti The Wife from Bath Actor Josephine Chaplin May Actor Michael Balfour John the carpenter Actor Jenny Runacre Alison Actor Geoffrey Chaucer Writer Ennio Morricone Original Music Tonino Delli Colli Cinematographer Nino Baragli Film Editing Dante Ferretti Production Design Danilo Donati Costume Design