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trademark spectacles to this 1967 desert spectacle following the adventures of a group of foreign legionnaires who find themselves besieged by a bloodthirsty band of ...
trademark spectacles to this 1967 desert spectacle following the adventures of a group of foreign legionnaires who find themselves besieged by a bloodthirsty band of ...
trademark spectacles to this 1967 desert spectacle following the adventures of a group of foreign legionnaires who find themselves besieged by a bloodthirsty band of Bedouins. Silvers plays Sergeant Nocker, a rogue cast firmly in the Bilko mould, who takes a dislike to new recruit Jim Dale, a young upper class gent forced to join the legion following disgrace at a cricket match. He's accompanied, naturally, by his faithful manservant (Peter Butterworth), with the pair showing a fine disregard for the austere requirements of the Foreign Legion. However, once they reach an agreement with Sergeant Nocker, they can join forces to repel the Bedouins, led, not unpredictably, by Bernard Bresslaw. This is vintage Carry On, in spite of Sid James' absence. Kenneth Williams' performance is subdued by having to deliver the usual puns ("zere are a couple of points I still need to go over", he informs busty Joan Sims) in a mangled French accent but Silvers gets into the right mode of delivering broad comedy with subtle inflections. Peter Butterworth draws the short straw this time and must feature in the obligatory cross-dressing scene, while Charles Hawtrey is a splendidly unconvincing hardened legionnaire. As for Bresslaw, can any other British actor, with the exception of Sir Alec Guinness, have distinguished himself in such a variety of multi-ethnic roles? On the DVD: Sadly, there are no extra features except scene selection. The picture ratio is 4:3. --David Stubbs
trademark spectacles to this 1967 desert spectacle following the adventures of a group of foreign legionnaires who find themselves besieged by a bloodthirsty band of Bedouins. Silvers plays Sergeant Nocker, a rogue cast firmly in the Bilko mould, who takes a dislike to new recruit Jim Dale, a young upper class gent forced to join the legion following disgrace at a cricket match. He's accompanied, naturally, by his faithful manservant (Peter Butterworth), with the pair showing a fine disregard for the austere requirements of the Foreign Legion. However, once they reach an agreement with Sergeant Nocker, they can join forces to repel the Bedouins, led, not unpredictably, by Bernard Bresslaw. This is vintage Carry On, in spite of Sid James' absence. Kenneth Williams' performance is subdued by having to deliver the usual puns ("zere are a couple of points I still need to go over", he informs busty Joan Sims) in a mangled French accent but Silvers gets into the right mode of delivering broad comedy with subtle inflections. Peter Butterworth draws the short straw this time and must feature in the obligatory cross-dressing scene, while Charles Hawtrey is a splendidly unconvincing hardened legionnaire. As for Bresslaw, can any other British actor, with the exception of Sir Alec Guinness, have distinguished himself in such a variety of multi-ethnic roles? On the DVD: Sadly, there are no extra features except scene selection. The picture ratio is 4:3. --David Stubbs
Carry On Bilko Review ofCarry On Follow That Camel (Special Edition)by
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Advantages: Another classic from Carry On team Disadvantages: Special Features
Carry On Follow That Camel is a bit of change for the Carry On team - for those unaware Carry On movies were a long running series of films starting way back in 1958 and running up to 1978 which always followed the same formula of a send up of an institution or type of movie and a cast of regulars who appeared in these films
The change this time is whilst there is no Sid James there is, making his only Carry On appearence the American comedian Phil ... ...The plot in true Carry On style is basically made up of set pieces this time involing Harem Beauties Blood thirsty Bedouins and the inept Legionaires
If you like Carry Ons this is probably on of the better ones and the cast seem to be having a great time
As this is the Special Edition it contains an audio commentary from Jim Dale ( one of the few remaining cast members ) a very uncomfortable promotional interview with Phil Silvers which is basically ...
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Actor(s): Phil Silvers, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Peter Butterworth, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw, Angela Douglas, Anita Harris
Director(s): Gerald Thomas
Genre: Comedy
Classification: Parental Guidance
Production Year: 1967
Running Time: 1 hour 34 minutes
Franchise Name: Carry On
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Plot: The Foreign Legion will never be the same again as Beau Jest appears in this not quite historical romp!
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): ITV DVD; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 17/02/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 37115 03423
Barcode: 5037115034236
DVD Description
A slight diversion into the desert for the Carry On team this as the starring role goes to the legendary American Phil Silvers who plays (in what's practically a reprise of his Bilko role) an officer in the Foreign Legion who finds himself in charge of an Englishman (Jim Dale) who has joined to prove his honour after being accused of cheating at cricket.
Languages
Main Language: English
Hearing Impaired Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Photo Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Phil Silvers Interview, Film Trivia Notes, Audio Commentary With Jim Dale
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital Mono English
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