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Carry on Cleo

Synopsis
Feature film comedy and a parody of CLEOPATRA (1963). The film spoofs history in general and British attitudes in particular. Noted for it’s gloriously bad puns as in ‘Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for me’ spoken by Kenneth Williams as Caesar.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 88 min.
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1964
Year of production
1964
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director
Gerald Thomas
Producer
Peter Rogers
Writer
Talbot Rothwell
Cast
Amanda Barrie 
Charles Hawtrey 
Joan Sims 
Kenneth Connor 
Kenneth Williams 
Sid James 
Warren Mitchell 

Production Company

Name

Anglo Amalgamated Productions

Distributor

Name

Filmbankmedia

Email
info@filmbankmedia.com
Web
https://www.filmbankmedia.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 3866 6525
Address
1st Floor, 67-74 Saffron Hill
London
EC1N 8QX
UK
Notes
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