
The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire
Comedy
Overview
After having challenged the German Ottone to single combat for the hand of Leonza, the bishop's niece, the valiant knight Anselmo da Montebello, leaves for Rome where he must deliver a precious relic to the Pope and obtain a sum of twenty-thousand crowns in order to participate in the third crusade in the Holy Land. He is accompanied by Gian Puccio, his sluggish squire, drawn by the money and by the charm of ... Leonzia.
Top Cast


Enrico Montesano
Enrico Montesano
Gianpuccio Senzaterra
Enrico Montesano
Gianpuccio Senzaterra


Lino Banfi
Lino Banfi
Il castrato effeminato
Lino Banfi
Il castrato effeminato


Mario Carotenuto
Mario Carotenuto
Il Vescovo padre di Leonzia
Mario Carotenuto
Il Vescovo padre di Leonzia


Erminio Macario
Erminio Macario
Frà Prosdocimo Zatterin da' San Donà di Piave
Erminio Macario
Frà Prosdocimo Zatterin da' San Donà di Piave


Renzo Montagnani
Renzo Montagnani
Ottone
Renzo Montagnani
Ottone


Femi Benussi
Femi Benussi
Laura
Femi Benussi
Laura


Tamara Baroni
Tamara Baroni
Il fantasma
Tamara Baroni
Il fantasma


María Baxa
María Baxa
Fiammetta
María Baxa
Fiammetta


Rosalba Neri
Rosalba Neri
La sorella di Laura
Rosalba Neri
La sorella di Laura
Bruno Boschetti
Bruno Boschetti
Bruno Boschetti
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