The Beasts (1971 film)
| The Beasts | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Giovanni Grimaldi |
| Screenplay by | Giovanni Grimaldi Bruno Corbucci |
| Starring | Lando Buzzanca |
| Cinematography | Gastone Di Giovanni |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso |
| Music by | Nico Fidenco |
Release date |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
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
- Lando Buzzanca as Journalist / Dario / Raimondo / Husband / Giovanni Apposito / Lanfranco / Surgeon / Francesco Sparapaoli
- Femi Benussi as Concetta Sparapaoli
- Ira von Fürstenberg as Filomena Sparapaoli
- Annabella Incontrera as Carmela Sparapaoli
- Magali Noël as Lisa
- Margaret Lee as Judy
- Françoise Prévost as Clara
- Tino Carraro as Minister
- Claudio Gora as Giulio Bianchi
- Maria Baxa as Wife
- Paola Borboni as Raimondo's Mother-in-law
- Helga Liné as Raimondo's Wife
- Philippe Hersent as Placido
- Nino Terzo as Orazio
- Gina Mascetti as Orazio's Wife
- Renato Malavasi as Priest
- Carla Mancini as "Piccolina" Sparapaoli
- Fulvio Mingozzi as Giuseppe
- Empedocle Buzzanca as Giovanni's Father
- Alfredo Rizzo as Giovanni's Uncle
- Carletto Sposito as Giovanni's Brother
- Giovanni Nuvoletti as Praetor
- Mario Maranzana as Lawyer Maranzana
- Franco Ressel as Prosecutor
- Pietro Tordi as Sparapaoli's Lawyer
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
- ^ Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Pecorari, Mario (1991). "Le belve". Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore. p. 105. ISBN 978-88-7605-935-3.
- ^ 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.
- ^ l.a. (11 April 1971). "Rassegna cinematografica". Corriere della Sera. p. 15.
- ^ Mereghetti, Paolo (2010). "Belve, Le". Il Mereghetti 2011. Vol. 1. Baldini Castoldi Dalai. p. 415-6. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.
External links
- The Beasts at IMDb