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Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 · 88 min

A silly, cheeky romp full of slapstick and innuendo, poking fun at British imperial pomposity with a stiff-upper-lip farce.

Directed by: Gerald Thomas
Genres: Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey

Tagline: YOU'RE DRAFTED . . . to enjoy the laughs in the Latest and Funniest
Overview: Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe, but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas—he wants all the British dead. But his troops fear the 'skirted-devils, who are rumoured not to wear any underwear.

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Directed by: Gerald Thomas
Genres: Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
colonialism
identity
war
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	9
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: adventure, comedy
Directed by: Gerald Thomas
Written by: Talbot Rothwell
Starring: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Butterworth, Terry Scott
Cinematography: Bob Thompson, Ernest Steward
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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