The Decameron (1971)

Ribaldry! Rakes and libertines. Raised skirts and lowered lashes. A blush on every cheek. Pasolini. Filming The Decameron. Bringing life to art...and art to life.

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.

Cast (50)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Franco Citti

Ciappelletto

Ninetto Davoli

Andreuccio of Perugia

J

Jovan Jovanović

Rustico (scenes deleted)

Angela Luce

Peronella

V

Vincenzo Amato

Masetto of Lamporecchio

G

Giuseppe Zigaina

Monk

M

Maria Gabriella Maione

Una Madonna

V

Vincenzo Cristo

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Allievo di Giotto

Giorgio Iovine

Lizio da Valbona

S

Salvatore Bilardo

V

Vincenzo Ferrigno

Giannello

Guido Alberti

Musciatto, Wealthy Merchant

V

Vittorio Vittori

Don Giovanni

Gianni Rizzo

Father Superior

Patrizia De Clara

Nun

Monique van Vooren

Queen of Skulls

Enzo Spitaleri

Monk

L

Luciano Telli

Monk

Elisabetta Genovese

Caterina (uncredited)

L

Luigi Seraponte

A

Antonio Diddio

M

Mirella Catanesi

Gemmata

V

Vincenzo De Luca

E

Erminio Nazzaro

Giovanni Filidoro

Lino Crispo

Don Gianni

A

Alfredo Sivoli

Silvana Mangano

The Madonna (uncredited)

Giacomo Rizzo

Padre Superiore

E

E. Jannotta Carrino

A

Annie Marguerite Latroye

G

Gerhard Exel

Wolfgang Hillinger

Giani Esposito

Franco Marletta

Vittorio Fanfoni

A

Adriana Donnorso

E

E. Maria de Juliis

G

Guido Mannari

Compagno di Giotto

M

Michele Di Matteo

G

Giovanni Scagliola

G

Giovanni Davoli

D

Detlef Uhle

P

Patrizia Capparelli

Alibech (scenes deleted)

L

Lucio Amatelli

(uncredited)

G

Giuseppe Arrigio

Lorenzo (uncredited)

G

Giuliano Fratello

(uncredited)

F

Francesco Gavazzi

Riccardo (uncredited)

Carmelo Reale

Man Robbed by Ciappelletto (uncredited)

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