The Black Decameron (1972)

  • NR
  • 10/15/1972 (IT)
  • Drama
  • 1h 23m

Overview

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.

Piero Vivarelli

Director, Writer

Ottavio Alessi

Writer

Leo Frobenius

Novel

Cast

Beryl Cunningham's headshot

Beryl Cunningham

Queen
Djibril Diop's headshot

Djibril Diop

Simoa the Hunter
Jacqueline Scott's headshot

Jacqueline Scott

Old Woman
Josy McGregor's headshot

Josy McGregor

Adu
Serigne N'Diaye's headshot

Serigne N'Diaye

N'Sani

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