Fanny Hill (1968 film)

Fanny Hill
American poster
Directed byMac Ahlberg
Written byMac Ahlberg
Based onFanny Hill
1749 novel
by John Cleland
Produced byTore Sjöberg
StarringDiana Kjær
Hans Ernback
Keve Hjelm
Oscar Ljung
CinematographyJan Lindeström
Edited byIngemar Ejve
Music byGeorg Riedel
Production
companies
Minerva Film Producktion
Europafilm
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
Running time
101 mins
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
Box office$4 million (US/Canada rentals[1]

Fanny Hill is a 1968 Swedish film written and directed by Mac Ahlberg and starring Diana Kjær based on the 1748 erotic novel Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland.

Plot summary

This film is set in the present day (the 1960s)

Cast

Alternate version

The film was released in a 91 minute version by Cinemation Industries in the United States in September 1969.[2] The film was rescored by Clay Pitts Productions and only 8 minutes of the original score by Georg Riedel was featured.[3]

Reception

It was successful in the United States and Canada, earning theatrical rentals of $4 million.[1] It was number one at the box office in the United States for a week in its seventh week of release.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. 7 January 1976. p. 50.
  2. ^ Krafsur, Richard P. (1976). "FANNY HILL (Sweden) F6.1461". American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures, The; Feature Films 1961-70. New York & London: R.R. Bowker Company. p. 324. ISBN 0-8352-0440-5 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "New York Sound Track". Variety. 15 October 1969. p. 20.
  4. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 19, 1969. p. 11.


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