The Beasts (1971 film)


The Beasts is a 1971 Italian anthology comedy film co-written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It consists of eight segments, all starring Lando Buzzanca.

Plot

Cast

The film was produced by Princeps, Italian International Film and Medusa.
Its working title was Le belve – io corrompo, tu corrompi, egli corrompe. Initially, Edwige Fenech was announced to be part of the cast. The film was shot in Rome, except for a scene shot in.

Release

The film was distributed in Italian cinemas starting from 12 March 1971.

Reception

The film grossed over 710 million lire at the Italian box office. Corriere della Sera described it as a "squalid" film "marked by triviality and profanity". Similarly, Paolo Mereghetti described the film as "a hypocritical pretext for combining turpitude and vulgarity".