Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (1964)
"Fanny Hill" (original title)

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. She is fortunate enough to find rapidly a place ... See full summary »

Director:

Russ Meyer

Writers:

John Cleland (novel), Robert Hill

Stars:

Letícia Román, Miriam Hopkins, Ulli Lommel

Cast

Credited 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)

Storyline

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. She is fortunate enough to find rapidly a place as chambermaid of the effusive Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brown lives in a large house teeming with female "relatives" in négligée and with very relaxed manners. She also insists that Fanny meets alone various gentlemen who show an ardent interest in Fanny.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | female nudity | based on novel

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Taglines:

They said it could not be filmed!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA West Germany

Language:

German English

Release Date:

10 March 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure

Filming Locations:

CCC-Studios, Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Cinema Company Film (CCC), Famous Players, Favorite Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 85 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Sex, Lies and Renaissance (1983)

User Reviews

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.