Soldier of Fortune is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film tells of the challenge of Barletta in a comic and grotesque style.
Il soldato di ventura
Challenge of Barletta
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The Challenge of Barletta originated from an episode that took place inside the Cantina della Sfida, around February 1503. The event saw thirteen Italian knights confront thirteen French knights. The
Soldier of Fortune (1976 film)
…Soldier of Fortune (Italian: Il soldato di ventura) is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film tells of the challenge of Barletta in a comic and grotesque style. In 1503, while wandering southern Italy in search for employment, soldier of fortune Ettore Fieramosca and his troupe…
The Challenge of Barletta – artistic depiction of the 1503 event
Commemorative poster for the fourth centennial of the Disfida
Epitaph for the Disfida on the battle site
Detail of the monument in Barletta