A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her husband comes home early; a scoundrel fools a priest on his deathbed; three brothers take revenge on their sister's lover; a young girl sleeps on the roof to meet her boyfriend at night; a group of painters wait for inspiration; a crafty priest attempts to seduce his friend's wife; and two friends make a pact to find out what happens after death.
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Franco Citti as Ciappelletto |
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Ninetto Davoli as Andreuccio of Perugia |
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Jovan Jovanović as Rustico |
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Angela Luce as Peronella |
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Vincenzo Amato as Masetto of Lamporecchio |
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Giuseppe Zigaina as Monk |
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Maria Gabriella Maione as Una madonna (as Gabriella Frankel) |
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Vincenzo Cristo as |
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Pier Paolo Pasolini as Allievo di Giotto (as P.P. Pasolini) |
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Giorgio Iovine as Lizio da Valbona |
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Salvatore Bilardo as |
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Vincenzo Ferrigno as Giannello |
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Guido Alberti as Musciatto, wealthy merchant |
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Vittorio Vittori as Don Giovanni |
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Gianni Rizzo as Father Superior |
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Patrizia De Clara as Nun |
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Monique van Vooren as Queen of Skulls (as Monique Van Voren) |
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Enzo Spitaleri as Monk |
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Luciano Telli as Monk |
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Elisabetta Genovese as Caterina (uncredited) |
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Luigi Seraponte as |
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Antonio Diddio as |
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Mirella Catanesi as Gemmata |
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Vincenzo De Luca as |
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Erminio Nazzaro as |
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Giovanni Filidoro as (as Giovanni Filadoro) |
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Lino Crispo as Don Gianni |
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Alfredo Sivoli as |
Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
Art | Dante Ferretti | Art Direction |
Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
Production | Alberto Grimaldi | Producer |
Directing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Director |
Writing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Writer |
Costume & Make-Up | Danilo Donati | Costume Design |
Production | Franco Rossellini | Executive Producer |
Production | Alberto De Stefanis | Casting |
Editing | Tatiana Casini Morigi | Editor |
Art | Andrea Fantacci | Set Decoration |
Writing | Giovanni Boccaccio | Novel |
Costume & Make-Up | Iole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Alessandro Jacoponi | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Pietro Spadoni | Sound |
Sound | Massimo Anzellotti | Sound Effects Editor |
Art | Italo Tomassi | Set Designer |
Production | Sergio Galiano | Production Supervisor |
Production | Mario Di Biase | Production Manager |
Art | Carlo Agate | Assistant Art Director |