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The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire

  • 1972
  • TMDB 5.1/10

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.

Overview

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.

Cast

  • 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

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