A Maiden for a Prince
Cast & Crew
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Vittorio Gassman
Virna Lisi
Philippe Leroy
Tino Buazzelli
Maria Grazia Buccella
Film Details
Synopsis
In 16th-century Italy, the childless marriage of Prince Don Vincenzo Gonzaga and the Princess Margherita Farnese of Parma arouses court gossip. Defenders of the prince maintain that he is an extremely virile man burdened with a barren wife; detractors claim that his marriage has never been consummated because of his impotence. The prince's father, the Duke of Mantova, is concerned that his family will have no heir and arranges for the marriage to be annulled. To form a powerful and financially helpful alliance, the duke seeks to marry his son to Princess Eleanora dei Medici, the daughter of the wealthy rulers of Florence, but the Medici refuse to consent to the union until the prince proves his manhood. The prince angrily refuses to submit to their demand and consoles himself with his mistress and with the recently widowed Marchesa of Pepara. His father retaliates by cutting off his allowance, and the prince reluctantly agrees to a test. The Medici select a young virgin, Giulia, school her in the ways of love, and then present her to the prince. Unnerved by the presence of witnesses, the prince is unable to respond to Giulia's seduction attempts. As his time runs out, however, he overcomes his self-consciousness and establishes his manhood. Triumphant, he walks to the bedchamber window and acknowledges the cheers of the crowd below.
Director
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Cast
Vittorio Gassman
Virna Lisi
Philippe Leroy
Tino Buazzelli
Maria Grazia Buccella
Vittorio Caprioli
Paola Borboni
Anna Maria Guarnieri
Giusi Raspani Dandolo
Luciano Mandolfo
Esmeralda Ruspoli
Mario Scaccia
José Luis De Vilallonga
Anna Maria Polani
Claudie Lange
Alfredo Bianchini
Leopoldo Trieste
Mariangela Giordano
Francesco Mulè
Crew
Luis Enriquez Bacalov
Mario Cecchi Gori
Otello Colangeli
Mario De Biase
Mario Faraoni
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Roberto Gerardi
Nilo Jacoponi
Ugo Liberatore
Ruggero Mastroianni
Primiano Muratori
Gabriele Palmieri
Ada Palombi
Luciano Perugia
Pier Luigi Pizzi
Pier Luigi Pizzi
Giorgio Prosperi
Otello Sisi
Stefano Strucchi
Film Details
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Notes
Location scenes filmed in Caprarola, Florence, Mantua, and Urbino. Rome opening: November 1965 as Una vergine per il principe; running time: 109 min. Paris opening: May 1966 as Une vierge pour le prince; running time: ca100 min. Also known as A Maiden for the Prince; prerelease titles: A Virgin for the Prince, There's Something Going On, and There's Something Funny Going On.
