Carry on up the khyber is a 1968 british comedy film, the 16th in the series of 31 carry on films 19581992. When a couple of years ago i placed carry on up the khyber and carry on cleo in a list of top 10 films of all time, i wasnt sure whether i was lodging my tongue firmly in my cheek or sticking it. Carry on up the jungle 1970 full movie video dailymotion. Carry on up the khyber is a british comedy and the sixteenth in the series of carry on films to be made, released in 1968. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the carry on. The best carry on films ive seen are carry on screaming and carry on cleo, which stand the rigours of time better than the vast majority of this prolific british franchise. Carry on up the khyber also deals with war and the military and the issue of empire but in a more genial manner. In this spoof, british troops are sent to the khyber. The action takes place in india and is set during the british empires waning power there. Up the khyber you are looking for humorous, realistic and not serious movies about with soldier, parody, rebellion, princess, british empire, palace and kilt themes of adventure and comedy genre shot in uk.
Read the carry on up the khyber movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Carry on up the khyber may be a bit cheap and tatty, made on a shoestring and following a simple plot, but, it works and i like it. Season 6 graves rework jungle carry pbe live commentary league of legends. The 10th entry in the series, carry on cleo is rife with the knockabout energy, puns, and visual gags that were the movies popular trademarks. In this spoof, british troops are sent to the khyber pass to prevent the local. Carry on up the khyber 1968 movie mistakes, goofs and. Khyber is, according to the critics, apparently, one of the best of the series.
Why carry on cleo and carry on up the khyber are two of. Id say this is the best of the series, and atcually the most accomplished. Up the khyber british board of film classification. Bill owen 4 early carry on regular who made his final appearance in cabby. Our displate metal prints will make your walls awesome. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of carry on up the khyber with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Up the khyber is the sixteenth film in the british carry on film series and named one of the best films out of the series, starring regulars sidney james, joan sims, charles hawtrey, kenneth williams, terry scott, bernard bresslaw, angela douglas and peter butterworth, as well as.
Filming carry on up the khyber, snowdonia, 1968 duration. Up the khyber 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The jokes, puns, and characters are all classic carry on. Protected by the kilted third foot and mouth regiment, youd think they where safe,but the khasi of kalabar has. Ots carry barbara eden i dreamed of jeannie 1970 ernestbruce81681118. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing carry on up the khyber near you. The usual pratfalls and oneliners, for once, are not all just independent jokes stuffed into. I think just about everyone must have seen this film at one time or another. Carry on up the khyber 1968 a huge hit at the domestic box office and a contender for the. This is an action packed comedy movie about the fight for the kyber pass. Not seeing up the khyber for many years, it was really a pleasant surprise, forgetting just how funny it is, and the combination, and their delivery, of the names of the characters. Sir sidney ruffdiamond looks after the british outpost near the khybar pass. The british hold the kyber pass and have no intentions of giving up their control.
Dominique don 4 added some uncredited parisianborn glamour to cabby, jack, follow that camel, and up the khyber. The best of the carry on series starts inauspiciously, with a couple of crass jokes that would seem to signal its decline. Lawrences mission to aid the arab tribes in their revolt against the ottoman empire during the first world war. Carry on up the khyber 1968 the movie database tmdb. The natives are ready to revolt, prevented from acting only by fear of britains famous devils in skirts, the scottish regiment protecting the khyber pass. Beautiful carry on up the khyber metal poster created by ireland daanyaal.
Carry on up the khyber 1968 is an adventure, comedy movie starring sid james and charles hawtrey. Up the khyber 1968 sir sidney sidney james, his wife joan sims and their colonial dinner guests ignore an uprising sparked by the khasi of kalabar kenneth williams. And just as aristophanes satirised the drama of contemporary playwrights, khyber ridicules the cliches of british war movies, such as the stiff upper lip mentality and the surroundered and outnumbered outpost scenario. The carry on gang carries on with this 17th entry in the neverending series of lowbrow british comedy films. I watched it with my wife and a regular guest, and it barely raised even the slightest of. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership.
Dont even attempt to try and claim that this film is better than carry on camping or carry on cleo. Carry on up the khyber movies poster print metal posters. He believes he and his troops are ample protection. Protected by the kilted third foot and mouth regiment, you would think they were safe. The film follows sir sidney ruffdiamond is the governor of the british india province of kalabar near the khyber pass. Carry on up the khyber 1968 full movie video dailymotion. Sir sydney ruffdiamond is the leader of the british regiment.
Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine. Up the khyber stars sid james, kenneth williams, joan sims, charles hawtrey the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 27 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Too much forewarning will only dilute the movies hilarious gags. Carry on up the khyber 1968 directed by gerald thomas. This is the first time ive seen carry on up the khyber and, while it isnt my favourite film in the series, i can certainly agree that it is one of the strongest films in the series. The story of the carry on films and 40th anniversary reunion, 1998. Only the carry ons could get away with using a wooden gate in snowdonia as the farthest flung outpost of the british empire. Find movie and film cast and crew information for carry on. The khyber pass is a mountain pass connecting northwest pakistan with afghanistan, and part of the ancient silk road its been the setting for plenty of derringdo british empireera action pictures, but its name has also entered the english vernacular as a picturesque bit of rhyming slang. It stars carry on regulars sid james, kenneth williams, charles hawtrey, joan sims, bernard bresslaw and peter butterworth. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in carry on up the khyber 1968. Carry on up the khyber 1968 official trailer, organic. Watch carry on up the khyber 1968 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. But then carry on up the khyber becomes that rare series entry that is about something.
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