Frances is a naive young woman who arrives in London from the countryside. There she works in a brothel. Her charm and beauty make her highly coveted, but she falls in love with Charles, who... Read allFrances is a naive young woman who arrives in London from the countryside. There she works in a brothel. Her charm and beauty make her highly coveted, but she falls in love with Charles, who loves her not only for her body.Frances is a naive young woman who arrives in London from the countryside. There she works in a brothel. Her charm and beauty make her highly coveted, but she falls in love with Charles, who loves her not only for her body.
- Fanny Hill
- (as Lisa Raines)
- Mr. John Barville
- (as Wilfred Hyde White)
- Mrs. Brown
- (as Paddy O'Neil)
- Charles
- (as Jonathan York)
- Old Wench
- (uncredited)
- Girl in Bed
- (uncredited)
- Emily
- (uncredited)
- Martha
- (uncredited)
- First Beggar
- (uncredited)
- Mr. Crofts
- (uncredited)
- William
- (uncredited)
- Lady in Intelligence Office
- (uncredited)
- Tubby Client
- (uncredited)
- Mr. H.
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFinal film of Wilfrid Hyde-White.
- GoofsAll the prostitutes have clean shaven armpits. Prostitutes of the time had armpit hair because it suggests pubic hair.
- Quotes
Mr. John Barville: You know, a man can pretend many things to many people, but there are times when it's better for him to learn to tell the truth to himself.
- Alternate versionsThe R-rated version has been toned down. The lesbian scene with Fanny and Phoebe was heavily edited. Some of the sexual trysts Fanny and Phoebe were spying on were edited and Phoebe's S&M stage performance was entirely cut.
- ConnectionsVersion of A Comedy Tale of Fanny Hill (1964)
- Soundtracks'Lascia ch'io pianga' from RINALDO
Music by George Frideric Handel (as Georg Friedrich Händel)
The presence of three veteran film stars (Oliver Reed, Shelley Winters and Wilfrid Hyde-White) was also enticing but, unsurprisingly, they are only there for marquee value: Reed's almost incoherent Popeye-ish accent is simply embarrassing, likewise watching flabby madam Winters being surrounded by all that petite naked flesh (not hers, of course, but that of her charges and their consorts) flailing about, but it's octagenarian Hyde-White (in his last film, no less) who tops both of them by snuggling in bed with the title character who is all of 19 years of age; I've seen Hyde-White in several of his earlier films and I'm positive he never performed a love scene in any of them!
Indeed, it's gorgeous leading lady Lisa Foster who, thankfully, indulges in much full-frontal nudity by shedding her clothing completely at every possible opportunity which, even in the heavily-censored variant I've watched, makes this consistently raunchy period piece tolerable; it's a pity that she didn't get much ahead in her acting career as one would certainly have liked to see even more of her. Interestingly enough, she later switched to doing animation work and was also involved in the digital restoration of Walt Disney's SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)!
The orphaned innocent Fanny Hill soon falls in with some ladies of ill-repute as she reaches London to better her prospects, and is immediately instructed in what is expected of her by a more experienced companion Phoebe (Maria Harper) by jumping into bed with her, and later spying on their fellow co-workers in action through hidden holes in the wall BELLE DE JOUR (1967)-style! In fact, the film's plot line is very similar to that of Jess Franco's MARQUIS DE SADE'S JUSTINE (1968) and it's small wonder that the producer of that one, Harry Alan Towers, is also behind this production but, while I'd say FANNY HILL is a more agreeable picture, ultimately it's just too blandly made to stick in one's mind for much longer after it's finished.
- Bunuel1976
- Feb 8, 2008
- Permalink
- How long is Fanny Hill?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Fanny Hill - Die Memoiren eines Freudenmädchens
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro