A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia (south of Italy). They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy land.
| Director: | Mario Monicelli |
| Producer(s): | Mario Cecchi Gori |
| Cast: | Vittorio Gassman, Folco Lulli, Barbara Steele, Enrico Maria Salerno, Gian Maria Volonte, Catherine Spaak |
| Writer(s): | Agenore Incrocci, Mario Monicelli, Furio Scarpelli |