Fanny Hill (1964 film)

Fanny Hill is a 1964 American – West German historical comedy film directed by Russ Meyer and starring Letícia Román, Miriam Hopkins and Ulli Lommel.[2] Filmed at the Spandau Studios in Berlin, the film is an adaptation of the 1748 John Cleland novel of the same name.

Fanny Hill
Directed by
Produced by
  • Artur Brauner
  • Albert Zugsmith
Written by
Starring
Music byErwin Halletz
CinematographyHeinz Hölscher
Edited byAlfred Srp
Distributed by
Release date
  • September 25, 1964 (1964-09-25) (West Germany)
  • March 10, 1965 (1965-03-10) (U.S.)
Running time
  • 85 min (cut version)
  • 96 min (Germany)
  • 104 min (U.S.)
Country
  • United States
  • West Germany
LanguageEnglish/German
Box office$1 million net[1]

Partial cast

Production

Russ Meyer was hired to make the film by Albert Zugsmith, the first time he had directed for a producer who was not himself. According to Roger Ebert, Meyer "found Zugsmith difficult to work with, the German backers of the film unreliable, and the shooting conditions all but impossible."[3]

"The only thing that got me through at all," said Meyer, "was working with Miriam 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 to Fritz Lang."[3]

While in Europe, Meyer made Europe in the Raw immediately afterwards.[3]

See also

References
  1. Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (1975). "Albert Zugmsith". In Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (eds.). Kings of the Bs : working within the Hollywood system : an anthology of film history and criticism. E. P. Dutton. p. 424.
  2. BFI.org
  3. RUSS MEYER: King of the Nudies Ebert, Roger. Film Comment; New York Vol. 9, Iss. 1, (Jan/Feb 1973): 35-46.


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