111 minutes
8/25/1971
A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her husband comes home early; a scoundrel fools a priest on his deathbed; three brothers take revenge on their sister's lover; a young girl sleeps on the roof to meet her boyfriend at night; a group of painters wait for inspiration; a crafty priest attempts to seduce his friend's wife; and two friends make a pact to find out what happens after death.
Franco Citti
as Ciappelletto
Ninetto Davoli
as Andreuccio of Perugia
Jovan Jovanović
as Rustico (scenes deleted)
Angela Luce
as Peronella
Vincenzo Amato
as Masetto of Lamporecchio
Giuseppe Zigaina
as Monk
Maria Gabriella Maione
as Una Madonna
Vincenzo Cristo
Pier Paolo Pasolini
as Allievo di Giotto
Giorgio Iovine
as Lizio da Valbona
Salvatore Bilardo
Vincenzo Ferrigno
as Giannello
Guido Alberti
as Musciatto, Wealthy Merchant
Vittorio Vittori
as Don Giovanni
Gianni Rizzo
as Father Superior
Patrizia De Clara
as Nun
Monique van Vooren
as Queen of Skulls
Enzo Spitaleri
as Monk
Luciano Telli
as Monk
Elisabetta Genovese
as Caterina (uncredited)
Luigi Seraponte
Antonio Diddio
Mirella Catanesi
as Gemmata
Vincenzo De Luca
Erminio Nazzaro
Giovanni Filidoro
Lino Crispo
as Don Gianni
Alfredo Sivoli
Silvana Mangano
as The Madonna (uncredited)
Giacomo Rizzo
as Padre Superiore
E. Jannotta Carrino
Annie Marguerite Latroye
Gerhard Exel
Wolfgang Hillinger
Giani Esposito
Franco Marletta
Vittorio Fanfoni
Adriana Donnorso
E. Maria de Juliis
Guido Mannari
as Compagno di Giotto
Michele Di Matteo
Giovanni Scagliola
Giovanni Davoli
Detlef Uhle
Patrizia Capparelli
as Alibech (scenes deleted)
Lucio Amatelli
as (uncredited)
Giuseppe Arrigio
as Lorenzo (uncredited)
Giuliano Fratello
as (uncredited)
Francesco Gavazzi
as Riccardo (uncredited)
Carmelo Reale
as Man Robbed by Ciappelletto (uncredited)