The Beasts (1971 film)

• Lando Buzzanca as Journalist / Dario / Raimondo / Husband / Giovanni Apposito / Lanfranco / Surgeon / Francesco Sparapaoli • Femi Benussi as Concetta Sparapaoli • Ira von Fürstenberg as Filomena Sparapaoli • Annabella Incontrera as Carmela Sparapaoli • Magali Noël as Lisa • Margaret Lee as Judy • Françoise Prévost as Clara • Tino Carraro as Minister • Claudio Gora as Giulio Bianchi • Maria Baxa as Wife • Paola Borboni as Raimondo's Mother-in-law • Helga Liné as Raimondo's Wife • Philippe Hersent as Placido • Nino Terzo as Orazio • Gina Mascetti as Orazio's Wife • Renato Malavasi as Priest • Carla Mancini as "Piccolina" Sparapaoli • Fulvio Mingozzi as Giuseppe • Empedocle Buzzanca as Giovanni's Father • Alfredo Rizzo as Giovanni's Uncle • Carletto Sposito as Giovanni's Brother • Giovanni Nuvoletti as Praetor • Mario Maranzana as Lawyer Maranzana • Franco Ressel as Prosecutor • Pietro Tordi as Sparapaoli's Lawyer == Production ==

The film was produced by Princeps, Italian International Film and Medusa. Its working title was Le belve – io corrompo, tu corrompi, egli corrompe ('The beasts - I corrupt, you corrupt, he corrupts'). 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. Similarly, Paolo Mereghetti described the film as "a hypocritical pretext for combining turpitude and vulgarity". ==References==