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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| 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 |
| 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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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 don't believe this is a spoiler, but I'm not sure what CRUCIAL plot element is so extremely sensitive viewers beware!
First I wanna say that I am not a picky "watcher" and I am fully aware of what others think of this movie (thats it's really bad), I wont say that it's a well thought up movie but I will say this:It's quite a unique movie, that's for sure. One of the reasons why I gave it a six is that in spite of all the bad press i found it to be intriguing, the plot may be a little strange but it was interesting to watch.
Now, I don't know what The "message" was supposed to be, it is about this girl that wants to save "fallen girls" (if I'm allowed to say that), but the movie also contains a lot of unnecessary partial-nudity. So one wonders, was it supposed to support anti-prostitution in a comedic way or was it just about entertaining the crowd by "showing some skin" on television? My opinion about the film is not based on whether it is meaningful or even tasteful. It's based on the fact that it was amusing for me to watch, a light read, one might call it, well if it was a book that is.
Six out of ten stars is pretty high but this is how I rate: 5 is OK (watchable) and ten is incredible. So six to me is good enough to want to watch again. I can't really explain why I found it so appeasing, I guess you're just gonna have to watch it yourselves.
The "bad" things about the movie were that it was a little confusing at times, like if there were scenes missing or something. As I mentioned before it was a little strange. I really can't judge the acting, since I don't usually watch old movies. They spoke a little different in movies back then.
That's really all I have to say about this film.