Russ Meyer's Fanny Hill (1964)

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 »

Directors:

Russ Meyer, Albert Zugsmith (uncredited)

Writers:

John Cleland (novel), Robert Hill

Stars:

Miriam Hopkins, Alexander D'Arcy, Walter Giller

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miriam Hopkins	...	Mrs. Maude Brown
Alexander D'Arcy	...	Admiral (as Alex D'Arcy)
Walter Giller	...	Hemingway
Chris Howland	...	Mr. Norbert
Ulli Lommel	...	Charles
Helmut Weiss	...	Mr. Dinklespieler
Letícia Román	...	Fanny Hill
Cara Garnett	...	Phoebe
Marshall Reynor	...	Johnny
Syra Marty	...	Hortense (as Syra)
Karin Evans	...	Martha
Christiane Schmidtmer	...	Fiona
Hilde Sessak	...	Mrs. Snow
Albert Zugsmith	...	Grand Duke
Billy Frick	...	Percival

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:

18th century | woman | cult film | female protagonist | sex | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA West Germany

Language:

English German

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:

85 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Russ Meyer and Albert Zugsmith didn't get along during the shooting of this film because Meyer wanted to make a serious movie while Zugsmith was more interested in making a slapstick comedy.

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Quotes

Mrs. Maude Brown: She's fresh as a young heifer still romping among the daisies in her innocence, almost mooing for her mama.
Mr. Dinklespieler: So you say, my Dear, so you say. But I have noted in the past a slight tendency on your part to exaggeration. Some of your heifers have turned out to be overblown milk cows.
Mrs. Maude Brown: Dear Dinklespieler, I am not asking you to purchase sight unseen. You may investigate fully.
Mr. Dinklespieler: Fully? How fully?
Mr. Dinklespieler: Fifty guineas worth.
Mr. Dinklespieler: 'od's blood, you ask more for an untried maiden than the government asks of me in ...
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Crazy Credits

"The End of the Beginning, To Be Continued"

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Connections

Version of Fanny Hill: Episode #1.1 (2007)

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.