Lock Up Your Daughters! is a movie directed by Peter Coe in 1969 and based on the play Rape Upon Rape by Henry Fielding, first published in 1730. The movie features Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Glynis Johns, Ian Bannen, Tom Bell, Elaine Taylor, and others.
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Storyline
The story is set in 18th-century England and follows a group of young women who are being pursued by a group of randy young men. The women’s fathers, fearing for their daughters’ virtue, try to keep them locked up and away from the men. However, the women are determined to have some fun, and chaos ensues as they try to outsmart their fathers and the men pursuing them.
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Year
1969
Minutes
102
Movie Rate
5.10
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Year
1730
Pages
120
Book Rate
0.06
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Book
Rape Upon Rape
Author: Henry Fielding
Country: UK
First published in: 1730
Length: 120 pages
Genre: Play
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