The Black Decameron (1972)
Five unrelated tales: (1) "The Ravishing Queen" / "La Reina Bella", in which the queen choses a king by devious endurance tests of the pretendants; (2) "The Punished Lovers", in which a fake blind husband is 'cured' after having the culprits banished from the tribe; (3) "The Old Prostitute" who manages to take revenge from all the village dignitaries who wrongfully condemned her brother; (4) "The Endless Search" that does not end until a hunter finds his perfect end-game; (5) "The Crazy Woman" whose illness was not exactly of the mind, but of an (almost) insatiable lust.
Director: Piero Vivarelli
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Beryl Cunningham as Queen |
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Djibril Diop as Simoa the Hunter |
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Jacqueline Scott as Old Woman |
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Josy McGregor as Adu |
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Serigne N'Diaye as N'Sani |
| Writing | Ottavio Alessi | Writer |
| Production | Alfredo Bini | Producer |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Piero Vivarelli | Director |
| Sound | Luciano Michelini | Music |
| Writing | Piero Vivarelli | Writer |
| Writing | Leo Frobenius | Novel |