A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy land. Many adventures will occurr during the journey.

• Fair Film
• Les Films Marceau
• Vittorio Gassman
• Catherine Spaak
• Folco Lulli
• Gian Maria Volonté
• Maria Grazia Buccella
• Barbara Steele
• Enrico Maria Salerno
• Carlo Pisacane