Fanny Hill (1983 film)
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Directed byGerry O'Hara
Written byStephen Chesley
Based onFanny Hill
1749 novel
by John Cleland
1749 novel
by John Cleland
Produced byHarry Benn
| Fanny Hill | |
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| Directed by | Gerry O'Hara |
| Written by | Stephen Chesley |
| Based on | Fanny Hill 1749 novel by John Cleland |
| Produced by | Harry Benn |
| Starring | Lisa Foster Oliver Reed Shelley Winters Wilfrid Hyde-White |
| Cinematography | Tony Spratling |
| Edited by | Peter Boyle |
| Music by | Paul Hoffert |
Production companies | Brent Walker Film Productions Theatre Division F.H. Filmproduction Limited Playboy Productions (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Brent Walker Film Distributing |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Fanny Hill (also known as Sex, Lies and Renaissance) is a 1983 British sex comedy film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Lisa Foster, Oliver Reed, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Shelley Winters. It is adapted from the 1748 novel of the same name by John Cleland.[1]
Poor country lass Fanny Hill sets off for London where she embarks on a series of sexual encounters in pursuit of wealth and happiness, "with many erotic asides."[2]
Cast
- Lisa Foster - Fanny Hill (as Lisa Raines)
- Oliver Reed - Edward Widdlecome
- Wilfrid Hyde-White - Mr. Barville
- Shelley Winters - Mrs Cole
- Alfred Marks - Lecher
- Paddie O'Neil - Mrs Brown
- Barry Stokes - Charles (as Jonathan York)
- Maria Harper - Phoebe
- Vicki Scott - Polly (uncredited)
- Lorraine Doyle - Martha (uncredited)
- Angie Quick - Sarah (uncredited)
- Susie Silvey - Jane (uncredited)
- Harry Fowler - Beggar (uncredited)
- Gordon Rollings - Beggar (uncredited)
- Liz Smith - Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
- Howard Goorney - Mr. Croft (uncredited)
- Janet Henfrey - Lady in Intelligence Office (uncredited)
Production
O'Hara said Harry Alan Towers, the Executive Producer, wrote a partial script but O'Hara did not use it. "I had a pretty good cast though," said O'Hara.[3]
