The Black Decameron

The Black Decameron

83 mins | Drama | Oct. 15, 1972

Five unrelated tales: (1) "The Ravishing Queen" / "La Reina Bella", in which the queen choses a king by devious endurance tests of the pretendants; (2) "The Punished Lovers", in which a fake blind husband is 'cured' after having the culprits banished from the tribe; (3) "The Old Prostitute" who manages to take revenge from all the village dignitaries who wrongfully condemned her brother; (4) "The Endless Search" that does not end until a hunter finds his perfect end-game; (5) "The Crazy Woman" whose illness was not exactly of the mind, but of an (almost) insatiable lust.

The Black Decameron

83 mins | Drama | Oct. 15, 1972

The Black Decameron
Five unrelated tales: (1) "The Ravishing Queen" / "La Reina Bella", in which the queen choses a king by devious endurance tests of the pretendants; (2) "The Punished Lovers", in which a fake blind husband is 'cured' after having the culprits banished from the tribe; (3) "The Old Prostitute" who manages to take revenge from all the village dignitaries who wrongfully condemned her brother; (4) "The Endless Search" that does not end until a hunter finds his perfect end-game; (5) "The Crazy Woman" whose illness was not exactly of the mind, but of an (almost) insatiable lust.
Producers Comacico, Gerico, Finarco
Original title Il decamerone nero
Directors Piero Vivarelli
Writers Leo Frobenius, Ottavio Alessi, Piero Vivarelli

Cast

Beryl Cunningham

as Queen

Djibril Diop

as Simoa the Hunter

Jacqueline Scott

as Old Woman

Josy McGregor

as Adu

Serigne N'Diaye

as N'Sani