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L'armata Brancaleone ()


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A group of misfits, headed by an incompetent knight named Brancaleone, set out to reach the small town of Aurocastro so that their leader can take possession of the fief.

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Brancaleone da Norcia
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Matelda
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Pecoro
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Teofilatto dei Leonzi
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Vedova
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Abacuc
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Mangold
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Taccone
Alfio Caltabiano ...
Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro
Pippo Starnazza ...
Piccioni
Luigi Sangiorgi ...
Manuc
Fulvia Franco ...
Luisa
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Filuccio (as Pablo Tito Garcia)
Joaquín Díaz ...
Guccione
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Luigi di Sangi
Carlos Ronda ...
Enrico di Andrea
Juan C. Carlos ...
Aldo di Scaraffone
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Teodora
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Zenone
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Angelo Casadei ...
Monk (uncredited)
Philippa de la Barre de Nanteuil ...
Isadora (uncredited)
Alfonso Giganti ...
Monk (uncredited)
Vezio Natili ...
Teofilatto's Family Member (uncredited)
Luigi Scavran ...
Teofilatto's Family Member (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mario Monicelli

Written by

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Agenore Incrocci ... (screenplay) (as Age) &
Furio Scarpelli ... (screenplay) (as Scarpelli) &
Mario Monicelli ... (screenplay) (as Monicelli)
 
Agenore Incrocci ... (story) (as Age) &
Furio Scarpelli ... (story) (as Scarpelli) &
Mario Monicelli ... (story) (as Monicelli)

Produced by

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Mario Cecchi Gori ... producer

Music by

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Carlo Rustichelli

Cinematography by

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Carlo Di Palma

Editing by

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Ruggero Mastroianni

Production Design by

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Piero Gherardi

Set Decoration by

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Carlo Gervasi

Costume Design by

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Piero Gherardi

Makeup Department

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Marcella Favella ... hair stylist
Eugenia Guidi ... hair stylist
Otello Sisi ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Bruno Altissimi ... production cashier
Guglielmo Ambrosi ... production supervisor
Pio Angeletti ... unit production manager
Mario D'Alessio ... production supervisor
Mario Di Biase ... production manager (uncredited)

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Dino De Palma ... assistant director (as Dino Di Palma)
Renzo Marignano ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Mario Morigi ... sound mixer
Guido Ortenzi ... sound (as Guido Ortensi)
Italo Cameracanna ... foley artist (uncredited) / sound effects editor (uncredited)

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Armando Grilli ... special effects (as A. Grilli)

Stunts

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Alfio Caltabiano ... master of arms
Nicola Balini ... stunts (uncredited)
Roberto Balini ... stunts (uncredited)
Vittorio Balini ... stunts (uncredited)
Alfio Caltabiano ... stunt double: Vittorio Gassman (uncredited)
Ottorino Polentini ... stunts (uncredited)
Sergio Smacchi ... stunts (uncredited)
Franco Ukmar ... stunts (uncredited)
Sergio Ukmar ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Amerigo Casagrande ... key grip
Elmiro Rubeo ... gaffer
Alberto Spagnoli ... camera operator
Aldo Bonifazi ... key grip (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Giulio Gianini ... animator
Emanuele Luzzati ... animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Gabriele Mayer ... assistant costume designer

Additional Crew

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Alfio Caltabiano ... weapons master
Giulio Gianini ... title designer
Emanuele Luzzati ... title designer
Giorgio Scotton ... production secretary
Antonio Guidi ... voice dubbing: Alfio Caltabiano (uncredited)
Franco Latini ... voice dubbing: Carlo Pisacane (uncredited)
Enzo Liberti ... voice dubbing: Folco Lulli (uncredited)
Benita Martini ... voice dubbing: Maria Grazia Buccella (uncredited)
Francesco Sormano ... voice dubbing: Pippo Starnazza (uncredited)
Max Turilli ... voice dubbing: Ugo Fangareggi (uncredited)
Luisella Visconti ... voice dubbing: Barbara Steele (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia (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. Written by Stefano Bartolozzi

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Also Known As
  • L'armée Brancaleone (France)
  • La armada Brancaleone (Spain)
  • Brancaleone's Army (United States)
  • For Love and Gold (World-wide, English title)
  • La armada Brancaleone (Argentina)
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Runtime
  • 120 min
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Trivia According to director Mario Monicelli, Brancaleone was dressed "halfway between a Japanese samurai and an Italian ragamuffin". See more »
Goofs When, during a fight, a plate is flung at a wine barrel which then breaches, letting all the wine out, the string used is visible on the right. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli (2001). See more »

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