The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire (1972)
After having challenged the German Ottone to single combat for the hand of Leonza, the bishop's niece, the valiant knight Anselmo da Montebello, leaves for Rome where he must deliver a precious relic to the Pope and obtain a sum of twenty-thousand crowns in order to participate in the third crusade in the Holy Land. He is accompanied by Gian Puccio, his sluggish squire, drawn by the money and by the charm of ... Leonzia.
Director:
Bruno Corbucci
Writers:
Mario Amendola, Bruno Corbucci.
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Enrico Montesano as Gianpuccio Senzaterra |
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Lino Banfi as Il castrato effeminato |
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Mario Carotenuto as Il Vescovo padre di Leonzia |
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Erminio Macario as Frà Prosdocimo Zatterin da' San Donà di Piave |
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Renzo Montagnani as Ottone |
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Femi Benussi as Laura |
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Tamara Baroni as Il fantasma |
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María Baxa as Fiammetta |
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Rosalba Neri as La sorella di Laura |
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Bruno Boschetti as |
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Sandro Dori as Un villico |
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Ignazio Leone as Il prete all'esecuzione |
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Imelde Marani as |
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Marcello Martana as Marcozzo il becchino |
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Alighiero Noschese as Il prode Anselmo da Montebello |
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Mimmo Poli as Oste |
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Enzo Ricciardi as |
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Franca Sciutto as |
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Marie Sophie as Leonzia |
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Omero Capanna as Knight (uncredited) |
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Aristide Caporale as Leper (uncredited) |
| Directing | Bruno Corbucci | Director |
| Production | Emanuele Spatafora | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Gaetano Scala | Master at Arms |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dario Cecchi | Costume Design |
| Writing | Castellano | Writer |
| Sound | Maurizio De Angelis | Music |
| Production | Guglielmo Ambrosi | Production Manager |
| Sound | Rocco Roy Mangano | Sound |
| Camera | Luciano Tonti | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Mario Amendola | Screenplay |
| Directing | Gianni Cozzo | Assistant Director |
| Art | Guido Josia | Art Direction |
| Art | Enrico Fiorentini | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giannetto De Rossi | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Franco Rossi | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Romano Pampaloni | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Aldo Tonti | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mirella De Rossi | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Marina Mattoli | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Pipolo | Writer |
| Editing | Tatiana Casini Morigi | Editor |
| Art | Dario Cecchi | Production Design |
| Writing | Bruno Corbucci | Screenplay |
| Sound | Guido De Angelis | Music |