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

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
	Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pasquale Festa Campanile
Written by	Ugo Liberatore; (story); Luigi Magni; Larry Gelbart; (screenplay); Ettore Giannini; (dialogue revision)
Produced by	Francesco Mazzei
Starring	Tony Curtis ; Monica Vitti ; Ivo Garrani ; Hugh Griffith ; John Richardson ; Nino Castelnuovo
Cinematography	Carlo Di Palma
Edited by	Gabrio Astori; Charles Nelson; (uncredited)
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Production; company	Julia Film
Distributed by	Titanus; (Italy); Warner Bros.-Seven Arts; (USA)
Release dates	October 26, 1967; (Italy); September 1969; (USA)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	Italian; English

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]

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[]

Monica Vitti as Boccadoro
Tony Curtis as Guerrando
Hugh Griffith as Ibn-El-Rashid
John Richardson as Dragone
Ivo Garrani as Duca Pandolfo
Nino Castelnuovo as Marculfo
Francesco Mulé as Rienzi
Franco Sportelli as Bertuccio
Gabriella Giorgelli as Dama di compagnia
Umberto Raho as Monk
Leopoldo Trieste as Pescatore

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[]

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

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[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] ttps://www.wbshop.com/products/the-chastity-belt-1969-mod

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