The Chastity Belt (1972)

Comedy, General Film, Missing Trailer

Director: Bob Kellett

Writer(s): Sid Colin, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

Starring: Frankie Howerd, David Kernan, Nora Swinburne, Godfrey Winn, Bill Fraser, Anna Quayle, Graham Crowden, Anne Aston, Billy Walker, Royce Mills, Lally Bowers, Alec Pleon, Ian Trigger, Ken Wynne, Jimmy Gardner, Parnell McGarry, Jonathan Dennis, Patricia Quinn, Barrie Gosney, Aubrey Woods, David Prowse, Christopher Timothy, Frank Thornton, John Gorman, Don Hawkins, Toby Lenon, Ian White, Sam Kydd, Veronica Clifford, David Battley, Peter Straker, Nora Wipp, Niko Laski, Sammie Winmill, Lance Percival, Derek Griffiths, Eartha Kitt, Norman Beaton, Judy Huxtable, Roy Hudd, Jonathan Elsom, Dave King, Seretta Wilson, John Barrett, Fred Emney, Nicholas Bennett, Iain Cuthbertson, Fred Griffiths, Winnie Holman, Martin Woodhams, Johnny Vyvyan, Hugh Paddick, Bernard Sharpe, Long John Baldry, Alan Rebbeck, Christopher Sandford, Robert Tayman, Rita Webb, Mischa De La Motte, Chick Fowles, Tom Georgeson, Anthony Lang, Drina Pavlovic, Fred Wood

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. He makes a good living as a servant, selling chastity belts on the side. When his master’s castle is lost to Sir Braggart de Bombast, Lurkalot must fight to protect his daughter, eventually travelling to the missions to bring back his master. On the mission he uncovers that his twin is Richard the Lionheart and he is of Royal stock and must bring them both back.

Release Date: January 14, 1972 (UK) | Length: 94 min | Genre: Comedy | Certificate: PG

Note: Original title “Up the Chastity Belt”. I didn’t find a trailer or clip for this film. Above is an audio clip of Eartha Kitt singing a song from the movie.