A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
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- GoofsWhen The Banker (George Sanders) and Moll are robbed by the highwayman, the Banker's wig is stolen; however, upon arrival in London he is wearing it again.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Terence Young: Bond Vivant (2000)
- SoundtracksTheme from the Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Written by John Addison, lyrics by Norman Newell
Italian lyrics by Mogol
Performed by Don Powell
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Great cast undermined by the lead
This could have been a great movie--taking, as it does, a delightfully farcical approach to Defoe's novel. Moll is an innocent and relatively virtuous young woman, who finds herself in sexual jeopardy again and again--as she bounces from one depraved environment to another. Lots of self-conscious references to Tom Jones, which had been an unqualified success just a few years before. Sadly, where Tom Jones was anchored by Albert Finney, an actor of impeccable skill and astonishing range, Kim Novak is simply not up to the task. She is wholly out of her depth here; her only ability is looking pretty and being a good sport about being placed in various kinds of dishevelment. Still, despite her inability to project any complexities of character (a good woman struggling to maintain some kind of honour, and whose greatest temptation is to marry money rather than the con-man she really cares for), the movie's not bad. Lansbury, Sanders, DeSica, Palmer, Parker, Griffith, and (especially) Leo McKern are wonderful--so good the movie is still at B or B+ level, despite the relative emptiness at the top. BTW It's not surprising that Johnson and Novak didn't stay married for long. He was so far superior to her in acting ability, there must have been a slew of professional tension there...
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- Mar 10, 2012
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- Die amourösen Abenteuer der Moll Flanders
- Filming locations
- Chilham Castle, Chilham, Kent, England, UK(Mayor's house)
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- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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