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Mistress Pamela
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Wikipedia article
'Mistress Pamela' is a 1973 British sex comedy drama film directed by Jim O'Connolly and starring Ann Michelle, Dudley Foster, Anna Quayle and Anthony Sharp. It was loosely based on the 1740 novel 'Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded' by Samuel Richardson.
Plot
In the eighteenth century, Pamela, a servant girl in the household of Lord Devenish, must fight off the advances of her young master - a gentleman determined to have Pamela as his mistress.
Cast
* Ann Michelle as Pamela Andrews
* Julian Barnes as Lord Robert Devenish
* Dudley Foster as Jonathan
* Anna Quayle as Mrs Jelks
* Anthony Sharp as Longman
* Rosemarie Dunham as Mistress Blimper
* Derek Fowlds as Sir Percy
* Ken Parry as Parson
* Fred Emney as Dr Livesey
* Frederic Abbott as John Andrews
* Marianne Stone as Katie
Critical reception
'Time Out' wrote, "Richardson's 18th century classic Pamela clearly dredged up for its bawdy possibilities...About all the film has in common with the original is a notable lack of humour."
References
Category:1973 films
Category:1970s comedy-drama films
Category:1970s historical comedy films
Category:1970s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Jim O'Connolly
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:British sex comedy films
Category:British historical comedy-drama films
Category:Films set in the 18th century
Category:1970s sex comedy films
Category:1970s British films
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