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The Black Decameron is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Piero Vivarelli with Beryl Cunningham

The Black Decameron (1972)

Il Decamerone nero

The Black Decameron
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Length 1h38
Directed by
OriginItalie
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Adventure
Rating58% 2.910382.910382.910382.910382.91038

Not to be confused with "El Decameron Negro", a classical guitar suite composed by Leo Brouwer.

The Black Decameron (Italian: Il decamerone nero) is a 1972 Italian costume drama comedy film directed by Piero Vivarelli.

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Each story starts with a griot introduction in the Wolof language by korafola Bana Cissokho.

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