movie

1966 · France, Italy

For Love and Gold

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 120 min
Language: Italian
Country: France, Italy

Why tonight?

Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
In Italian — subtitles on.

The story

A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy land. Many adventures will occurr during the journey.

italy
knight
contagion spread
middle ages (476-1453)
cavalry
apulia
italy

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Maria Grazia Buccella — Vedova
Barbara Steele — Teodora
Enrico Maria Salerno — Zenone
Carlo Pisacane — Abacuc
Ugo Fangareggi — Mangoldo
Gianluigi Crescenzi — Taccone
Alfio Caltabiano — Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro
Pippo Starnazza — Piccioni
Luigi Sangiorgi — Manuc
Fulvia Franco — Luida
Tito García — Filuccio

Directed: Mario Monicelli
Written: Agenore Incrocci, Mario Monicelli, Furio Scarpelli

Production

Rating: 7.7 / 10 · 402 ratings
Studio: Fair Film, Les Films Marceau

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1966 · You’re here
For Love and Gold
Where it starts.
Brancaleone at the Crusades
1970

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.