On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (Italian: La cintura di castità) is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and starring Tony Curtis, Monica Vitti and Hugh Griffith. It was released theatrically in the United States in September, 1969. It is also known as The Chastity Belt.[1][2]

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byPasquale Festa Campanile
Produced byFrancesco Mazzei
Written byUgo Liberatore
(story)
Luigi Magni
Larry Gelbart
(screenplay)
Ettore Giannini
(dialogue revision)
StarringTony Curtis
Monica Vitti
Hugh Griffith
Music byRiz Ortolani
CinematographyCarlo Di Palma
Edited byGabrio Astori
Charles Nelson
(uncredited)
Production
company
Julia Film
Distributed byTitanus
(Italy)
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
(USA)
Release date
October 26, 1967
(Italy)
September 1969
(USA)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Plot

A knight is forced to leave for the crusades without having had time to consummate his marriage with a beautiful woman. As was custom during the period, he applies a chastity belt to his bride.

Cast

Production

The film was based on "The Chastity Belt" from Bocaccio's Decameron. It was originally titled The Wrong Key.[3] Filming took place in Rome in November 1966.[4] During filming the title was changed to On My Way to the Crusades I Met a Girl Who...'[5] Location shooting was done around Bracciano, particularly at Castello Orsini-Odescalchi.

Reception

The film took a number of years before being released in the US.[6]

Home Media

On February 27, 2018, the film was released on DVD under its alternate title The Chastity Belt by Warner Archive Collection.[7]

References

  1. On My Way to the Crusades I Met a Girl Who at TCMDB
  2. CHASTITY BELT, The "(La Cintura di Castità)" Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 36, Iss. 420, (Jan 1, 1969): 81.
  3. MOVIE CALL SEET: Columbia to Film 'Gorgeous' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 19 Sep 1966: C28.
  4. Tony Curtis Set Up to Live in the Grand Style The Washington Post, Times Herald 15 Sep 1966: B7.
  5. Success Spangled Simon: FULL SLATE HARLEM WHODUNITS More on Movies KEYWORD By A.H. WEILER New York Times 4 Dec 1966: X13.
  6. Tony Curtis Alive and Living in Italy Los Angeles Times 11 Sep 1968: g14.
  7. https://www.wbshop.com/products/the-chastity-belt-1969-mod


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