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La principessa sul pisello is a 1976 Italian film directed by Piero Regnoli.

La principessa sul pisello
Directed by	Piero Regnoli
Screenplay by	Piero Regnoli[1]
Story by	Piero Regnoli[1]
Produced by	Enzo Boetani Giuseppe Collura[2]
Cinematography	Fausto Zuccoli[1]
Edited by	Adriano Tagliavia[1]
Music by	Nico Fidenco[1]
Production company	Samy Cinematografica[1]
Release date	August 1976 (1976-08) (Italy)
Running time	95 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]

Production

According to the wife of director Piero Regnoli, Silvia Innocenzi, the original idea for La principessa sul pisello came from the director's friend Alfredo Rizzo.[2] Rizzo's idea was reportedly to follow up the success of adult oriented fairytale comics, similar to American productions such as The Erotic Adventures of Pinocchio (1971).[2] La principessa sul pisello was shot in 1973.[3]

Release

La principessa sul pisello was submitted to the Italian Board of Censors in April 1974 and was eventually released in August 1976 with minimal distribution.[3]

Reception

In a contemporary review, Roberto Curti wrote in his book about Italian films influenced by comics that La principessa sul pisello that despite having a good premise, the Regnoli "does little to develop it".[2] Curti critiqued the humor in the film saying that sight gags ranged from "silly to awful" and that the direction was flat.[2]

See also

• List of Italian films of 1976

References

Footnotes

Sources

External links

• La principessa sul pisello at IMDb

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