Bawdy Tales

Bawdy Tales

93 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1973

Locked up in prison and awaiting execution, bored young vagabonds Bernardino (Ninetto Davoli) and Mammone (Franco Citti) pass their time competing in a vulgar storytelling competition, relating indecent accounts about castration, unsavory testicles and an atypical threesome. Not intended for the faint of heart, this audacious piece of moviemaking focuses on tales of jealousy, murder and uncontrollable desires.

Bawdy Tales

93 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1973

Bawdy Tales
Locked up in prison and awaiting execution, bored young vagabonds Bernardino (Ninetto Davoli) and Mammone (Franco Citti) pass their time competing in a vulgar storytelling competition, relating indecent accounts about castration, unsavory testicles and an atypical threesome. Not intended for the faint of heart, this audacious piece of moviemaking focuses on tales of jealousy, murder and uncontrollable desires.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers
Original title Storie scellerate
Directors Sergio Citti
Writers Sergio Citti, Pier Paolo Pasolini

Cast

Nicoletta Machiavelli

as Duchess Catherine of Ronciglione

Silvano Gatti

as Duke of Ronciglione

Enzo Petriglia

as Nicolino

Sebastiano Soldati

as The Pope

Santino Citti

as The Almighty

Elisabetta Genovese

as Bertolina

Franco Citti

as Mammone

Gianni Rizzo

as The Cardinal