I saw this film in an Algerian cinema in 1967 - it was dubbed in French (so the cod-Latin/Italian invented language was lost on me) and I think I was the only person laughing. It was a cinema in Constantine (east Algeria) - well before any religious unpleasantness which would account for there being some people buying tickets. I believe it was the inspiration for The Holy Grail. I thought it was a complete spoof, little realising, until I returned to England, that there was a whole "genre" I knew nothing about. A "genre" that seemed to be taking itself seriously when in the hands of Leone. Someone, please, tell me there is a DVD available.
Review of L'armata Brancaleone
