In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| David Hemmings | ... | Benjamin Oakes / Walter Leybourne | |
| Joanna Pettet | ... | Josephine Pacefoot | |
| George Sanders | ... | Sir Francis Leybourne | |
| Dany Robin | ... | Babette | |
| Warren Mitchell | ... | Count Pandolfo | |
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John Bird | ... | Home Secretary |
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William Rushton | ... | Sylvester Wall |
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Bill Fraser | ... | Inspector MacPherson |
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Maurice Denham | ... | Editor of 'The Times' |
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Wolfe Morris | ... | Chinese Trade Attache |
| Martita Hunt | ... | Headmistress | |
| Arnold Diamond | ... | Charles Dickens | |
| Hugh Burden | ... | Lord Tennyson | |
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George Reynolds | ... | Lord Alfred Douglas |
| Jan Holden | ... | Lady Dilke | |
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In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.
Plot Keywords:
london england | place name in title | city name in title | female nudity | historic figures as characters |Taglines:
From top to bottom ... it's the best place in town ! See more »Genres:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
June 1969 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
A legjobb ház Londonban See more »Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Chinese Trade Attache: Please, Sir Francis, China doesn't want any more opium.
Sir Francis Leybourne: Oh, do be sensible. You chaps have already lost one war with Great Britain about this.
Chinese Trade Attache: But to force us to buy it...
Sir Francis Leybourne: Well, you signed a treaty agreeing to!
Chinese Trade Attache: Your gunboats were right up our Yangtze!
Sir Francis Leybourne: No use getting hysterical, Mr Feng.
Chinese Trade Attache: Then let me appeal to our friendship; those happy weekends I used to spend at your townhouse; your late wife was always so kind to me...
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This was originally planned as a star vehicle for producer Carlo Ponti's wife, Sophia Loren, as " Best House in Milan" with either Marcello Mastroianni or Vittorio Gassman as her co- stars. See more »Quotes
Sir Francis Leybourne: [the Attache is sobbing] I thought you people were supposed to be inscrutable?Chinese Trade Attache: Please, Sir Francis, China doesn't want any more opium.
Sir Francis Leybourne: Oh, do be sensible. You chaps have already lost one war with Great Britain about this.
Chinese Trade Attache: But to force us to buy it...
Sir Francis Leybourne: Well, you signed a treaty agreeing to!
Chinese Trade Attache: Your gunboats were right up our Yangtze!
Sir Francis Leybourne: No use getting hysterical, Mr Feng.
Chinese Trade Attache: Then let me appeal to our friendship; those happy weekends I used to spend at your townhouse; your late wife was always so kind to me...
[...]
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I am a fan of British films. I also fondly remember many great British movies from the 60s. I wondered why I couldn't remember this one. now I know- it is terrible!
After the first ten minutes the plot is so muddled that the average viewer will give up.
I stuck with this hoping it would get better. By the middle, I was completely confused and bored. It seems every stereotypical character from the Victorian era is thrown in.
I was half expecting to see Sherlock Holmes. It's true that this movie mixes historical characters with fictional ones without regard to the era. Dickens appears along with those from a later period. But you won't notice. By that time you'll be bored or asleep.
There are a few scenes that really offended me, such as the one with the little girl singing the stupid song. I am surprised that TCM put this on in the daytime.
Stay away.