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The Best House in London 1969 Directed by Philip Saville

From top to bottom ... it's the best place in town!

In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 1 June 1969
97 mins
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David Hemmings Benjamin Oakes / Walter Leybourne
Joanna Pettet Josephine Pacefoot
George Sanders Sir Francis Leybourne
Dany Robin Babette
Warren Mitchell Count Pandolfo
John Bird Home Secretary
William Rushton Sylvester Wall
Bill Fraser Inspector MacPherson
Avril Angers Flora's Mother
Maurice Denham Editor, The Times
Martita Hunt Headmistress
Betty Marsden Felicity
Hugh Burden Lord Tennyson
Arnold Diamond Charles Dickens
Tessie O'Shea Music Hall Singer
Clement Freud Mr. Mason
Jan Holden Lady Dilke
John Cleese Jones (uncredited)
Veronica Carlson Lilly (uncredited)
Peter Jeffrey Sherlock Holmes (uncredited)
Thorley Walters Doctor Watson (uncredited)
Penny Spencer Evelyn (uncredited)
Queenie Watts Old Crone (uncredited)
Margaret Nolan Busty Prostitute (uncredited)
Milton Reid Henchman (uncredited)
Ferdy Mayne First Petitioner (uncredited)
Eric Barker (uncredited)
Joe Lynch Policeman (uncredited)
William Mervyn Cabinet Minister (uncredited)
Charles Lloyd Pack Second Petitioner (uncredited)
Jessie Robins Machinist (uncredited)
Marianne Stone Machinist (uncredited)
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