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The Best House in London: Directed by Philip Saville. With David Hemmings, Joanna Pettet, George Sanders, Dany Robin. In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.
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- Comedy
- Philip Saville
- 1969-06
The Best House in London is a 1969 British comedy film directed by Philip Saville and starring David Hemmings, Joanna Pettet, George Sanders, Warren Mitchell, John Bird, Maurice Denham and Bill Fraser. It was written by Dennis Norden.
The story involves an attempt in the late Victorian era to establish a first-class bawdy house in London. Set against this is a feminist crusader ( Joanna Pettet ), who has rescued several "fallen women" from the clutches of their customers and is attempting to teach them a useful trade.
One connives to establish a palace-like house of pleasure, and the other is preparing to launch a giant zeppelin under construction by a mad Italian genius (Warren Mitchell). Both Pettet and Hemmings give the show their best, but the jokes remain at a sub- 'Carry On' level of wit.
The Best House in London is a 1969 film directed by Philip Saville. It is a sex comedy set in Victorian London about an upscale brothel. The government gets the idea that the hordes of streetwalkers in London are a problem, not because most London prostitutes are desperate women driven by necessity, and exploited by ruthless men—what sort of ...
