The Beasts (1971 film)

The Beasts
Directed byGiovanni Grimaldi
Screenplay byGiovanni Grimaldi
Bruno Corbucci
StarringLando Buzzanca
CinematographyGastone Di Giovanni
Edited byDaniele Alabiso
Music byNico Fidenco
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Beasts (Italian: Le belve) is a 1971 Italian anthology comedy film co-written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It consists of eight segments, all starring Lando Buzzanca.

Plot

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Princeps, Italian International Film and Medusa.[1] Its working title was Le belve – io corrompo, tu corrompi, egli corrompe ('The beasts - I corrupt, you corrupt, he corrupts').[2] Initially, Edwige Fenech was announced to be part of the cast.[2] The film was shot in Rome, except for a scene shot in Monte Gelato.[2]

Release

The film was distributed in Italian cinemas starting from 12 March 1971.[2]

Reception

The film grossed over 710 million lire at the Italian box office.[2] Corriere della Sera described it as a "squalid" film "marked by triviality and profanity".[3] Similarly, Paolo Mereghetti described the film as "a hypocritical pretext for combining turpitude and vulgarity".[4]

References

  1. ^ Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Pecorari, Mario (1991). "Le belve". Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore. p. 105. ISBN 978-88-7605-935-3.
  2. ^ a b c d e Giusti, Marco (2019). "Le belve". Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy. Bloodbuster edizioni. pp. 128–130. ISBN 978-88-943385-3-9.
  3. ^ l.a. (11 April 1971). "Rassegna cinematografica". Corriere della Sera. p. 15.
  4. ^ Mereghetti, Paolo (2010). "Belve, Le". Il Mereghetti 2011. Vol. 1. Baldini Castoldi Dalai. p. 415-6. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.