Do Not Commit Adultery

Do Not Commit Adultery
Directed by	Giulio Petroni
Written by	Giulio Petroni Marco Zavattini
Starring	Barbara Bouchet Dado Crostarosa Simonetta Stefanelli
Cinematography	Antonio Secchi
Edited by	Roberto Colangeli
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Distributed by	Multicom Entertainment Group
Release date	1971 (1971)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Do Not Commit Adultery (Italian : Non commettere atti impuri) is a 1971 commedia sexy all'italiana co-written and directed by Giulio Petroni.

Cast

• Barbara Bouchet as Nadine
• Dado Crostarosa as Pino Liguori
• Simonetta Stefanelli as Maria Teresa
• Marisa Merlini as Maria Teresa's Mother
• Claudio Gora as Uncle Giacomo
• Luciano Salce as Damiano Liguori
• Gigi Ballista as Father Spiridione
• Franco Balducci as Accountant

Production

The film was produced by Avalea Film. ^{[1] [2]} It was shot in Assisi. ^{[2] [3]} It is based on the Petroni's short story La crisi mistica ('The mystical crisis'), published in the late 1960s in the magazine Athos. ^[2] It marked the debut of Simonetta Stefanelli. ^{[2] [3]}

Release

The film was released in Italian cinemas by P.A.C. in November 1971. ^{[2] [4]}

Reception

La Stampa described the film as "a lightweight '50s-style comedy, refreshed with the permissive nudity of the '70s", in which "the director's touch feels weak and unfocused." ^[5]

References

1. Napolitano, Riccardo (1986). Commedia all'italiana: angolazioni controcampi. Gangemi. p. 362. ISBN   978-88-7448-157-6.
2. Giusti, Marco (2019). "Non commettere atti impuri". Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy. Bloodbuster edizioni. pp. 305–6. ISBN   978-88-943385-3-9.
3. Ceretto, Alberto (7 July 1971). "Ora c'è una Bouchet n. 2". Corriere della Sera . p. 11.
4. "La Bouchet vietata". Stampa Sera . No. 237. 5 November 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
5. s. r. (5 November 1971). "Tra carezze e devozioni". La Stampa . No. 259. p. 9. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

External links

• Do Not Commit Adultery at IMDb