For Love and Gold

1966 2h 0m IT

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 415

ComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vittorio Gassman
Brancaleone da Norcia
Catherine Spaak
Matelda
Folco Lulli
Pecoro
Gian Maria Volonté
Teofilatto dei Leonzi
Maria Grazia Buccella
Vedova
Barbara Steele
Teodora
Enrico Maria Salerno
Zenone
Carlo Pisacane
Abacuc

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mario Monicelli
Writers: Mario Monicelli, Furio Scarpelli, Agenore Incrocci
Languages: Italian, Latin
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Latin.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Brancaleone Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mario Monicelli, shot by Carlo Di Palma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carlo Rustichelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ruggero Mastroianni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Vittorio Gassman and Catherine Spaak and Folco Lulli carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mario Monicelli directs. Carlo Di Palma behind the camera. Carlo Rustichelli scores. Ruggero Mastroianni cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in Italian, Latin.

Trivia

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160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Latin.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Part of the "Brancaleone Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Mario Monicelli, shot by Carlo Di Palma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Carlo Rustichelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ruggero Mastroianni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Vittorio Gassman and Catherine Spaak and Folco Lulli carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0060125 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.