The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire

Plot Summary

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 Gianpuccio Senzaterra

Lino Banfi Il castrato effeminato

Mario Carotenuto Il Vescovo padre di Leonzia

Erminio Macario Frà Prosdocimo Zatterin da' San Donà di Piave

Renzo Montagnani Ottone