Carry on cleo intended as a parody of the expensive cleopatra, this entry from the carry on stables relies on the bludgeon rather than the rapier, so isnt entirely successful in its purpose. In 1964 she appeared in carry on cleo and carry on up the khyber 1968. Oct 21, 2005 but for many others, carry on columbus was a welcome return to the traditional carry on film format, after the two previous much poorer films of the 1970s, carry on england and carry on emmannuelle. Carry on cleo starring sidney james, kenneth williams, joan sims and amanda barrie film, directed by gerald thomas. With kenneth williams, sidney james, kenneth connor, charles hawtrey. Two members of the capture are horsa dale and hengist pod connor, two neighbors that have just acknowledged each other minutes before after three years of settling down and conquering the british isles, the exhausted julius caesar williams and his army general mark antony. The multimillion dollar film extravaganza cleopatra was too convenient a target for britains carry on funsters to ignore. Carry on cleo 1964 full movie download full hd youtube. It was released just after the massive budget hollywood epic cleopatra, and cheekily showed how the same story sort of could be told for a fraction of the cost.
The best jokes from the classic british comedy series. Carry on cleo 1964 cast and crew julius caesar kenneth williams cavorts with cleopatra amanda barrie, then figures out who his friends are. A captured briton is mistaken for a heroic swordsman and promoted to the roman royal guard, with orders to protect julius caesar. New carry on film will tackle a very serious subject and have a matron with a difference. Aside from this, carry on cleo is just a wonderfully british comedy and a very funny film. See more ideas about carry on cleo, greek fashion and greek clothing. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 71 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 art direction by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 2 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 3. The film was based on a stage play by dick hills and sid green called call me a cab and was intended to be titled as such until midway through production when it became part of the series.
Carry on cleo is a 1964 british comedy film, the tenth in the series of 31 carry on films. As no western would be complete without a show scene, angela. James was busy touring in a play, while rothwells health prevented him from writing. This carry on comedy film utilizes for story elements two of wills plays that were set in ancient times, julius caesar and antony and cleopatra, with the film s carry on cleo 1964 title only specifically referencing one of the two plays the latter. Everyones trying to get into everyone elses sleeping bag in this classic outing for the usual team. Regulars sid james, kenneth williams, kenneth connor, charles hawtrey, and jim dale are present and connor made his last appearance until.
While cleo spoofed big budget hollywood epics, cowboy spoofs the western. The story of the carry on films and 40th anniversary reunion, 1998 duration. Kenneth williams, barbara windsor, eric barker, amanda barrie. The original carry on series of films encompassed an impressive span of 31 films from 1958 to 1992. Sidney james mark antony, kenneth williams caesar, kenneth connor hengist pod, charles hawtrey seneca, joan sims calpurnia, jim dale horsa, amanda barrie cleopatra, brian oulton. Carry on cleo is often viewed as one of the very best entries in the carry on series, with some even naming it as the best carry on film. Venthams first film role was in 1956 in my teenage daughter, with anna neagle and sylvia syms. Jun 10, 20 carry on cleo 1964 theme tune i dont own on this, all is own by anglo amalgamated film distributors.
His repaints as well as his portraits are done with intricate detail to the point of. Sexiest carry on movies top 10 with images carry on cleo. Carry on cowboy is a carry on film that should work in theory but unfortunately doesnt. Carry on cleo 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One of their first encounters in rome leaves hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the royal guard to protect caesar.
Carry on behind is a 1975 british comedy film, the 27th release in the series of 31 carry on films 19581992. The carry on team take on ancient history and the bigbudget film cleopatra. Ken williams is,imho, the star,much better than sid james,though,sid is good as antony. Carry on films shop stuart ball a question of carry on. British comedienne and actress hattie jacques 1924 1980. The year 1965 brought carry on cowboy, featuring joan sims as a feisty saloon. She starred in the mystery film, death is a woman in 1966, alongside mark burns. Written under the title carry on working, which is the last line of the film, carry on at your convenience is about the battles of the classes rather than the more normal battle of the sexes. Featuring hundreds of questions on all aspects of the beloved carry on franchise and packed with amazing facts, this quiz book is a fun romp through the world of carry on. But the decision to lampoon this particular movie was made partly for practical reasons. Carry on cowboy attempted to follow in the footsteps of its predecessor, carry on cleo, and make a successful parody of another popular genre. Let me give you a hand getting your tent pole up, etc, etc. Carry on cleo was one of the first films i had seen from the series and i get quite nostalgic whenever i watch it.
The two regulars converse at the rank film building to host the film with their own running gags involving barbaras assets and kenneths desperate need of a toilet. A completed script had been written by george layton and jonathan lynn in 1977. Carry on columbus was not that bad a film, but what it did fail to do was marry the comedians of the day with the surviving carry on team. Kenneth and barbara introduce clips from all the carry on movie. May 19, 2016 the best jokes from the classic british comedy series. Watch carry on cleo full movie in hd visit movie 5066 two britsinventor hengist pod, and horse, a brave and cunning fighter. Carry on franchise wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Films what a carry on wiki fandom powered by wikia. It was the first not to be scripted by talbot rothwell since carry on cruising years previously.
A second attempt at carry on again nurse came in 1979, after the franchise left rank films and moved to hemdale. It takes some references from william shakespeare s tragedies julius caesar and antony and cleopatra, as well as a few other quotes from his other plays. Nov 17, 2017 written under the title carry on working, which is the last line of the film, carry on at your convenience is about the battles of the classes rather than the more normal battle of the sexes. Producer peter rogers, a man who didnt give his cast a pay rise between 19581978 while he bought himself two rolls royces a year 7, knew which side he was on. Distributed by angloamalgamated from 1958 to 1966, and the rank organisation from 1967 to 1978, the films were all made at pinewood studios. Carry on cleo on filmstruck gerald thomas 1965, 1h 32m, comedy. Overview of carry on cleo, 1965, directed by gerald thomas, with sidney james, kenneth williams, kenneth connor, at turner classic movies. My personal favourite of all is cabby which of course wasnt meant to be a carry on, but was called call me a cab which was the last line of the film. Regulars sid james, kenneth williams, kenneth connor, charles hawtrey, and jim dale are present and connor made his last appearance until his return in carry on up the jungle six years later. Carry on specialists carry on forever take a look at carry on cleo in their carry on classics youtube series. Cd whl 2119 country great britain format cd release date 1999 upn 743625211924. By 1965 the carry on films had established themselves as a successful. The year 1965 brought carry on cowboy, featuring joan sims as a feisty saloon girl, while carry on screaming 1966 drove a comic stake through the heart of classic hammer horror flicks.
Wanda ventham biography, age, family, husband, career. Some of the films literal english language translations of its foreign language titles were ok, cleo. Carry on cleo, is this the greatest carry on film digital spy. Keep up the great work of putting the carry on films on bluray. Carry on cabby marked a return to the black and white format and was the first film in the series to star jim dale. If only one of this tiresomely protracted franchise deserves preservation, its this one. The movie was the tenth made in the carry on series, during the heydays of the franchise, according to many fans. Amanda barrie and kenneth connor in carry on cleo 1964 julie stevens in carry on cleo 1964 christine. A few of the early pictures were moderately popular here in small theaters which occasionally showed british films, and a batch of them turned up on tv in the late1960s, when they were about the raciest stuff on television in. His other film appearances include three crooked men 1958, carry on cleo 1964, the spy who came in from the cold 1965, the assassination bureau 1969 and norman loves rose 1982. The peculiar legal case of carry on cleo prop store.
The carry on series is a longrunning british sequence of comedy films, stage shows and television programmes produced between 1958 and 1992. The series humour relied largely on innuendo and double entendre. In carry on cleo the same year, amanda barries deliciously frothy egyptian queen and kenneth williamss saturnine caesar set new heights for the series. Carry on cleo is a british film comedy which was released in 1964. Producer peter rogers, a man who didnt give his cast a pay rise between 19581978 while he bought himself two rolls royces a year 7, knew which side he. This carry on comedy film utilizes for story elements two of wills plays that were set in ancient times, julius caesar and antony and cleopatra, with the films carry on cleo 1964 title only specifically referencing one of the two plays the latter. Although designed as a sendup of the historical epics that proliferated throughout the 1960s, carry on cleo more directly parodies the notoriously extravagant hollywood blockbuster cleopatra ukus, 1963. Theres a lovely irony about the way in which the carry on films are now revered. But the last thing he and the fated emperor expect is an. Two britons are captured and enslaved watch carry on cleo full hd online two britons are captured and enslaved by invading romans and taken to rome. Carry on cleo 1964 theme tune i dont own on this, all is own by anglo amalgamated film distributors.
Carry on cowboy 1965 letterboxd social film discovery. Carry on cleo 1964 gets it right on the money when it comes to the sense of humour on the nile in the first century bc. It is the tenth in the series of carry on films to be made. But for many others, carry on columbus was a welcome return to the traditional carry on film format, after the two previous much poorer films of the 1970s, carry on england and carry on emmannuelle. Caesars been away for three years, but despite expanding the empire across gaul and into britain supplying rome with an ever. This film probably made more at the box office than the film its parodying.
The 30odd carry on comedies made in england between 1958 and 1978 are largely unknown in america. Nastavi kleo je britanska filmska komedija snimljena 1964. Caesars plan goes awry when antony is captivated by cleopatra disquiet is growing in rome. Two britons, hengist and horsa, are captured and enslaved by invading romans and taken to rome.
The plot of carry on cleo, if one can discern a plot amidst the sight gags and outrageous puns, involves the attempts by a bungling slave kenneth connor to rescue julius caesar kenneth williams from assassination. Naslovni lik, koji tumaci amanda barrie, je egipatska kraljica kleopatra, a radnja prikazuje njene ljubavne veze sa znamenitim rimskim drzavnicima julijom cezarom koga glumi kenneth williams. The plot of carry on cleo, if one can discern a plot amidst the sight gags and outrageous puns, involves the attempts by a bungling slave kenneth connor to rescue julius caesar kenneth williams from assassination instigators of the plot are cleopatra amanda barrie. Carry on cleo begins in ancient britain, in which a group of stone age citizens are enslaved by the roman army. The hallmark of the film series was to poke fun at national institutions such as the nhs, but there was also a strong focus on parodying film genres too.
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