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Carry On Sergeant

1958 · 84 min

A gentle, good-natured comedy that ambles through army life with light slapstick and warm camaraderie.

Tagline
It’s all about a Dad . . . a Draftee . . . and a Detonation heard round the camp!
Overview
Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch they turn out to be, and it's up to Grimshawe to put the no-hopers through their paces.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • found family
  • work
  • love
  • redemption
Places
  • military
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, war
Directed by
Gerald Thomas
Written by
John Antrobus, Norman Hudis
Starring
William Hartnell, Bob Monkhouse, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker, Dora Bryan, Bill Owen, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Connor
Cinematography
Peter Hennessy
Runtime
84 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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