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Plot Summary:
Brancaleone è di nuovo in viaggio con la sua banda di straccioni. Questa volta è diretto in Terra Santa, alla conquista del Santo Sepolcro. Improvvisamente Brancaleone e i suoi, fedeli al papa Gregorio, vengono attaccati dai soldati seguaci dell'antipapa Clemente: si salvano solo quattro persone e lui, il quale, disonorato per non essere morto in battaglia, invoca la Morte che gli si palesa (impersonata da Gigi Proietti).
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, History
Country: Italy, Algeria
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: surreal, cult classic, parody, humorous, semi serious, italian comedy
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Adventure, History, Musical
Country: Soviet Union, Poland
Duration: 98 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 447
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
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Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, captivating, psychological, semi serious, serious, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 41
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Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 785
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Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, UK, Japan
Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Adventure
Country: Russia
Duration: 112 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
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Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 120 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 98 min
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 1.7
IMDB Votes: 886
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Country: USA, Italy
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 250
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 672
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 964
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 585
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 428
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IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 969
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