▁St ir ling ▁as ▁Miss ▁Bro oks ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁book ▁by ▁Edward ▁F ent on ▁called ▁The ▁Golden ▁Do ors ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Disney ▁bought ▁the ▁rights ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁W inst on ▁Miller ▁was ▁writing ▁a ▁script ▁for ▁producer ▁William ▁Anderson . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁shot ▁on ▁location ▁in ▁Florence , ▁Italy . ▁Sho oting ▁finished ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁F unic ello ▁wrote ▁that ▁Italy ▁was ▁her ▁favour ite ▁ever ▁location . ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁Month ly ▁Film ▁Bul letin ▁called ▁it ▁" an ▁almost ▁perfect ▁example ▁of ▁its ▁genre ▁- ▁straightforward ▁story , ▁like able ▁young ▁protagon ists , ▁some ▁good ▁rough ▁and ▁t umble ▁with ▁the ▁hero ' s ▁skill ▁in ▁j iu ▁j its u ▁coming ▁in ▁useful , ▁pleasant ▁songs , ▁a ▁general ▁happy ▁atmosphere , ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁location ▁background ." ▁ ▁Di abol ique ▁said ▁it ▁" very ▁much ▁puts ▁Kirk ▁front ▁and ▁center , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁char ming ▁as ▁an ▁American ▁abroad ▁getting ▁into ▁hij inks ▁with ▁art ▁th ieves ." ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁on ▁DVD ▁via ▁the ▁Disney ▁Movie ▁Club ▁Ex clus ives . ▁ ▁Com ic ▁book ▁ad a ption ▁ ▁Gold ▁Key : ▁Esc ap ade ▁in ▁Florence ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁ ▁References ▁