Bawdy Tales (1973)
Locked up in prison and awaiting execution, bored young vagabonds Bernardino and Mammone pass their time competing in a vulgar storytelling competition, relating indecent accounts about castration, unsavory testicles and an atypical threesome. Not intended for the faint of heart, this audacious piece of moviemaking focuses on tales of jealousy, murder and uncontrollable desires.
Director:
Sergio Citti
Writers:
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sergio Citti.
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Ninetto Davoli as Bernardino |
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Franco Citti as Mammone |
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Nicoletta Machiavelli as Duchess Catherine of Ronciglione |
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Gianni Rizzo as The Cardinal |
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Silvano Gatti as Duke of Ronciglione |
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Enzo Petriglia as Nicolino |
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Sebastiano Soldati as The Pope |
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Santino Citti as The Almighty |
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Elisabetta Genovese as Bertolina |
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Ettore Garofolo as |
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Piero Morgia as |
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Giuliana Orlandi as |
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Jocelyne Munchenbach as |
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Roberto Simmi as |
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Ennio Panosetti as |
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Giacomo Rizzo as |
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Oscar Fochetti as |
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Christian Aligny as |
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Alberto Atenari as |
| Directing | Sergio Citti | Director |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rino Carboni | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Dante Ferretti | Production Design |
| Production | Alberto Grimaldi | Producer |
| Art | Andrea Fantacci | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danilo Donati | Costume Design |
| Writing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Screenplay |
| Production | Carla Crovato | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Paolo Andrea Mettel | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Francesco De Masi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Carlo Tafani | Camera Operator |
| Production | Enzo Provenzale | Line Producer |
| Production | Maurizio Forti | Administration |
| Camera | Alessio Gelsini Torresi | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Beatrice Banfi | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Vittorio Massi | Sound |
| Art | Carlo Agate | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Umberto Angelucci | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Ugo De Rossi | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Alberto Ridolfi | Gaffer |
| Production | Alessandro Mattei | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Augusto Diamanti | Key Grip |
| Production | Mario Di Biase | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vanni Castellani | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Writing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Story |
| Writing | Sergio Citti | Screenplay |
| Production | Augusto Marabelli | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Giuseppe Buonaurio | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Sergio Citti | Story |