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Bookmark this pageThe Decameron (1970)
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Pasolini manages in his uninhibited fashion to capture the anarchic comic spirit of Boccaccio's bawdy tales in this episodic romp; but the sight of the endless assembly of seemingly toothless proles Pasolini picked up as extras can be a bit intimidating.Author:
Cast & crew
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Producer: Alberto Grimaldi
Cast: Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Angela Luce, Patrizia Capparelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers
Duration: 111 mins
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