Fanny Hill (1964)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Russ Meyer

Writers:

John Cleland (novel)
Robert Heel (writer)

Release Date:

10 March 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Banned for 200 Years...Now a Feature Film by Albert Zugsmith

Plot:

Young, pretty and innocent Fanny Hill has lost her parents and must find her way in life amidst the perils of turbulent 18th century London...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Sex | Based On Novel

Cast

Letícia Román	...	Fanny Hill
Miriam Hopkins	...	Mrs. Maude Brown
Ulli Lommel	...	Charles
Chris Howland	...	Mr. Norbert
Helmut Weiss	...	Mr. Dinklespieler
Alexander D'Arcy	...	Admiral
Karin Evans	...	Martha
Christiane Schmidtmer	...	Fiona
Hilde Sessak	...	Mrs. Snow
Walter Giller	...	Hemingway
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Veronica Ericson	...	Emily
Billy Frick	...	Percival
Cara Garnett	...	Phoebe
Heidi Hansen	...	Fenella
Rena Horten	...	Prostitute (as Renate Hutte)
Patricia Houston	...	Amanda
Susanne Hsiao	...	Lotus Blossom
Burr Jerger
Herbert Knippenberg	...	Mudge
Syra Marty	...	Hortense
Jurgen Nesbach	...	James
Marshall Reynor	...	Johnny
Ellen Velero	...	Prostitute
Albert Zugsmith	...	Grand Duke

Also Known As:

Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (USA)
Romp of Fanny Hill

Runtime:

Germany:85 min (cut version) | Germany:96 min | USA:104 min

Country:

USA | West Germany

Language:

German | English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | West Germany:18 (nf)

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Motor Psycho (1965)

the 1964 version of the Fanny Hill story

Inane dialogue in this Russ Meyer burlesque farce/love story....but the naughty subject matter and low cut dresses were probably enough to keep the viewing public interested. Our innocent little Italian-born star, Leticia Roman plays Fanny Hill, who is looking for work, and ends up boarding in a house full of "female cousins". Roman had made GI Blues, along with 8 other films prior to this one. The fast carnival-type music, the hair-dos, and the costumes tip us off that this will be an odd period piece. Mrs. Brown (Miriam Hopkins) takes Fanny in, and claims that the residents and the visitors are all related, which adds another weird dimension to the plot. Try to catch the new lyrics to "London Bridge is Falling Down" as they frolic at the king's palace....Later, Fanny meets the dashing sailor "Charles", and when separated, Fanny is devastated. This 1964 version is one hour 45 minutes, and goes on way too long. The 1968 subtitled Swedish version remake is actually easier to watch, since it's in color, only 91 minutes, and has a more cohesive script.