Keep It Up Downstairs is a 1976 British period sex comedy film, directed by Robert Young and starring Diana Dors, Jack Wild and William Rushton. Alternative titles for the film include Can You Keep It Up Downstairs? and My Favorite Butler.[1]
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Directed by | Robert Young |
Written by | Hazel Adair |
Produced by | Hazel Adair Mark Forstater |
Starring | Diana Dors Jack Wild William Rushton |
Cinematography | Alan Pudney |
Edited by | Mike Campbell |
Music by | Michael Nyman |
Production company | Pyramid Films |
Distributed by | Thorn EMI |
Release date | 29 July 1976 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The film follows the adventures of the sex-crazed inhabitants of the bankrupt Cockshute Castle in 1904, and the attempts of Lord and Lady Cockshute to find a rich wife for their uninterested inventor son Peregrine.[2]
A version exists with hardcore inserts; these were shot with body doubles for the main stars.[3] It was shot at Elstree Studios and on location at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.
It was one of a number of British sex comedies featuring Diana Dors.[4]
It also contains the first score by Michael Nyman in a commercially released film.
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