The Opening of Misty Beethoven

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The Opening of Misty Beethoven
Constance Money in The Opening of Misty Beethoven
Directed by	Radley Metzger (as Henry Paris)
Produced by	Radley Metzger
Written by	Jake Barns
Starring	Constance Money Jamie Gillis Jacqueline Beaudant Gloria Leonard
Music by	George Craig Gioacchino Rossini
Cinematography	Robert Rochester
Editing by	Bonnie Karrin
Distributed by	Catalyst Productions Joy Bear Pictures
Release date(s)	March, 1976
Running time	86 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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The Opening of Misty Beethoven is an American hardcore pornography film released in 1975, and widely considered one of the best pornographic films ever made. Produced with a relatively high budget and filmed on elaborate locations in Italy and New York City, it owes much to its fastidious director Radley Metzger (directing this film as Henry Paris).

In an era in which pornography was just beginning to be widely released, most movies of that time were expected to have at least minimal plots. Misty's plot was more elaborate than most; it was based directly on the old Pygmalion legend and, more recently, George Bernard Shaw's play of the same name, as well as the Broadway and Hollywood success My Fair Lady. It also has the distinction of being the first widely-released porn movie to feature pegging, female-on-male anal sex via a strap-on dildo.

The leads were Constance Money (playing the title role), Jamie Gillis, Jacqueline Beaudant, and Gloria Leonard.