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The Black Decameron (1972)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Piero Vivarelli

Synopsis

Five unrelated tales: (1) "The Ravishing Queen" / "La Reina Bella", in which the queen choses a king by devious endurance tests of the pretendants; (2) "The Punished Lovers", in which a fake blind husband is 'cured' after having the culprits banished from the tribe; (3) "The Old Prostitute" who manages to take revenge from all the village dignitaries who wrongfully condemned her brother; (4) "The Endless Search" that does not end until a hunter finds his perfect end-game; (5) "The Crazy Woman" whose illness was not exactly of the mind, but of an (almost) insatiable lust.

Actors

Beryl Cunningham
Beryl Cunningham
Queen
Djibril Diop
Djibril Diop
Simoa the Hunter
Jacqueline Scott
Jacqueline Scott
Old Woman
Josy McGregor
Josy McGregor
Adu
Serigne N'Diaye
Serigne N'Diaye
N'Sani

Crews

Piero Vivarelli
Piero Vivarelli
Director
Ottavio Alessi
Ottavio Alessi
Writer
Leo Frobenius
Leo Frobenius
Novel
Piero Vivarelli
Piero Vivarelli
Writer
Alfredo Bini
Alfredo Bini
Producer
Luciano Michelini
Luciano Michelini
Music
Roberto Gerardi
Roberto Gerardi
Director of Photography

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