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

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Phone

+44 (0) 20 3866 6525

Address

1st Floor, 67-74 Saffron Hill
London
EC1N 8QX
UK

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