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For Love and Gold

1966 · 120 min

A rambling, farcical medieval road movie with a ragtag band, full of grotesque satire and slapstick detours that feels like a picaresque comedy of errors.

Directed by: Mario Monicelli
Genres: Comedy, Adventure
Starring: Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Folco Lulli

Overview: A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy land. Many adventures will occurr during the journey.

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Directed by: Mario Monicelli
Genres: Comedy, Adventure
Starring: Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Folco Lulli

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
deception
survival
class
faith
Places: countryside
small town
road trip
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, adventure
Directed by: Mario Monicelli
Written by: Furio Scarpelli, Agenore Incrocci, Mario Monicelli
Starring: Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Folco Lulli, Gian Maria Volonté, Maria Grazia Buccella, Barbara Steele, Enrico Maria Salerno, Carlo Pisacane
Music: Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography: Carlo Di Palma
Runtime: 120 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: Italian, Latin

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