The Beasts (1971 film)

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The Beasts
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Directed by Giovanni Grimaldi
Screenplay byGiovanni Grimaldi
Bruno Corbucci
Starring Lando Buzzanca
CinematographyGastone Di Giovanni
Edited byDaniele Alabiso
Music by Nico Fidenco
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Beasts (Italian : Le belve) is a 1971 Italian anthology comedy film co-written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It consists of eight segments, all starring Lando Buzzanca.

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Plot

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Princeps, Italian International Film and Medusa. [1] Its working title was Le belve – io corrompo, tu corrompi, egli corrompe ('The beasts - I corrupt, you corrupt, he corrupts'). [2] Initially, Edwige Fenech was announced to be part of the cast. [2] The film was shot in Rome, except for a scene shot in Monte Gelato  [ it ]. [2]

Release

The film was distributed in Italian cinemas starting from 12 March 1971. [2]

Reception

The film grossed over 710 million lire at the Italian box office. [2] Corriere della Sera described it as a "squalid" film "marked by triviality and profanity". [3] Similarly, Paolo Mereghetti described the film as "a hypocritical pretext for combining turpitude and vulgarity". [4]

References

  1. ↑ Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Pecorari, Mario (1991). "Le belve". Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore. p. 105. ISBN   978-88-7605-935-3.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Giusti, Marco (2019). "Le belve". Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy. Bloodbuster edizioni. pp. 128–130. ISBN   978-88-943385-3-9.
  3. ↑ l.a. (11 April 1971). "Rassegna cinematografica". Corriere della Sera . p. 15.
  4. ↑ Mereghetti, Paolo (2010). "Belve, Le". Il Mereghetti 2011. Vol. 1. Baldini Castoldi Dalai. p. 415-6. ISBN   978-88-6073-626-0.
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