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Eleanor of Aquitaine gives birth to twin sons, Lurkalot first and then Richard. But the nobles, led by Sir Braggart de Bombast, abduct baby Lurkalot and abandon him in a forest to die. He is raised by a family of pigs who belong to Sir Coward de Custard who takes him in as a serf. By way of remittance, Lurkalot aids his master by selling love potio...
The film had investment from the Robert StigwoodOrganisation.c The initial treatment was done by Sid Cole. The writer of the TV series, Talbot Rothwell, was busy on Carry Onfilms so the script was done by Galton and Simpson, who were clients of Beryl Vertue. Frankie Howerd was on a percentage of the profits. He later wrote he "wasn’t all that happy...
Box office
The film was a financial success. It was one of the most popular movies of 1972 at the British box office. Producer Ned Sherrin said the film opened better than Up Pompeii(1971) but shortly after its release there was a power strike which hurt its momentum and the movie "did little more than recoup its investment."
Critical
The Monthly Film Bulletinwrote: "Even comedians of Howerd's genius are sadly at the mercy of their scriptwriters. But he is, to ape the style of the distributor's handout, still greater than the sum of his parts, and there are some delicious moments, such as his lightning transformation into a chanting nun ("Dolce vita ad nauseam...") in order to deceive a husband; or his confrontation with Rita Webb's appallingly gross Maid Marian ("Who is this fragile wood-nymph?")." The Radio Timesgave the...
Up the Chastity Belt at AllMovieUp the Chastity Belt at British Comedy GuideUp the Chastity Belt at IMDbLurkalot sells lusty love potions and rusty chastity belts in the market place, but on this day Sir Graggart de Bombast arrives to sack the castle, and to get the lovely Lobelia Custard in the sack! Lurkalot must help Custard cream the knight in pining armour...
UP THE CHASTITY BELT. Directed by. Bob Kellett. United Kingdom, 1972. Comedy. 94. Synopsis. The Queen of England gives birth to twins. In order to protect the blood line one is kept and the other hidden in a pig sty and is raised to think it’s mother is the pig. Lurkalot is the one raised by pigs who doesn’t know his past. Synopsis.
Comedy. A witless knight and his lowly peasant serf, who bears a striking resemblance to King Richard the Lionheart, avoid a conflict with another knight by running away to join the...
Up the Chastity Belt is a British comedy film released in 1972, starring the popular comedian Frankie Howerd. The movie is set during the Middle Ages and follows the bumbling and incompetent Fennimore, played by Howerd, as he is appointed to become the new sheriff of the small town of Nottingham.
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- Bob Kellett
- PG
- Frankie Howerd, David Kernan, Nora Swinburne
Lurkalot sells lusty love potions and rusty chastity belts in the market place, but on this day Sir Graggart de Bombast arrives to sack the castle, and to get the lovely Lobelia Custard in the sack! Lurkalot must help Custard cream the knight in pining armour...
