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Revision as of 12:06, 21 September 2025
1971 film
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.
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.[2]
Release
The film was distributed in Italian cinemas by Seven Arts 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]
