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Brancaleone at the Crusades
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Title: Brancaleone at the Crusades

Release Date: 24 Dec 1970

Runtime: 2h

Genre: Comedy, Adventure

Director: Fair Film

Production Companies: Fair Film

Overview: After saving an infant of royal blood, knight Brancaleone forms a new army and sets out to return the baby to his father: a prince fighting in the Crusades.

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Average Vote: 7.168 (155 votes)

Cast

  • Brancaleone Da Norcia: Vittorio Gassman
  • Re Boemondo: Adolfo Celi
  • Rozzone: Sandro Dori
  • principessa Berta d'Avignone: Beba Lončar
  • Pattume; Colombino; la Morte: Gigi Proietti
  • Pantaleo: Gianrico Tedeschi
  • Thorz: Paolo Villaggio
  • Panigotto da Vinegia: Lino Toffolo
  • Tiburzia da Pellocce: Stefania Sandrelli
  • Taccone: Gianluigi Crescenzi
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