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| Directed by | Russ Meyer |
| Written by | Robert Hill |
| Based on | Fanny Hill byJohn Cleland |
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| Cinematography | Heinz Hölscher |
| Edited by | Alfred Srp |
| Music by | Erwin Halletz |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
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| Languages | English German |
| Box office | $1 million[1] |
Fanny Hill is a 1964 American-West Germanhistoricalcomedy film directed byRuss Meyer, and starringLetícia Román,Miriam Hopkins andUlli Lommel.[2] Filmed at theSpandau Studios inBerlin, the film is an adaptation of the 1748John Clelandnovel of the same name.[3]
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 lucky enough to quickly find a place as a waitress for the effusive Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brown lives in a big house full of women in negligees and with very relaxed manners. She also insists that Fanny meet various gentlemen who show a fervent interest in Fanny.
Russ Meyer was hired to make the film byAlbert Zugsmith. This was his first time directing a film without also being its producer. According toRoger Ebert, Meyer "found Zugsmith difficult to work with, the German backers of the film unreliable, and the shooting conditions all but impossible."[4]
"The only thing that got me through at all," said Meyer, "was working withMiriam Hopkins, who was our star. The two of us pulled that picture through somehow. I told her once that it was remarkable how much she knew about making a picture, and she reminded me that, after all, she had once been married toFritz Lang."[4] (It was actuallyAnatole Litvak.)
While in Europe, Meyer madeEurope in the Raw immediately afterwards.[4]
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