

The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire
1972-12-30 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 5.1
After having challenged the German Ottone to single combat for the hand of Leonza, the bishop's niece, the valiant knight Anselmo da Montebello, leaves for Rome where he must deliver a precious relic to the Pope and obtain a sum of twenty-thousand crowns in order to participate in the third crusade in the Holy Land. He is accompanied by Gian Puccio, his sluggish squire, drawn by the money and by the charm of ... Leonzia.
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- Directors
- Bruno Corbucci
- Production companies
- DDL Cinematografica
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- Italy
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- Released
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Enrico MontesanoGianpuccio Senzaterra
Lino BanfiIl castrato effeminato
Mario CarotenutoIl Vescovo padre di Leonzia
Erminio MacarioFrà Prosdocimo Zatterin da' San Donà di Piave
Renzo MontagnaniOttone
Femi BenussiLaura
Tamara BaroniIl fantasma
María BaxaFiammetta
Rosalba NeriLa sorella di Laura
Sandro DoriUn villico
Ignazio LeoneIl prete all'esecuzione
Imelde Marani
Marcello MartanaMarcozzo il becchino
Alighiero NoscheseIl prode Anselmo da Montebello
Mimmo PoliOste
Omero CapannaKnight (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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