UK, 1964
92m, 2515 metres
35mm film, Eastmancolor
mono, English
A British comedy with some fantasy elements directed by Gerald Thomas. It is the tenth film in the Carry On series.
Plot Summary
When the Roman armies of Caesar overrun the British Isles, spineless inventor Hengist Pod and warrior Horsa are both captured and transported to Rome. During an assassination attempt on Caesar, Horsa bravely fends off the would-be killers and Hengist is mistaken for Caesar’s saviour. The grateful emperor makes him his chief guard on an imperial visit to Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. But Cleo and her lover, Roman Mark Anthony, are planning to kill Caesar – and all that stands in their way is Hengist…
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Gerald Thomas
© Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors Ltd. MCMLXIV [1964]
Anglo Amalgamated presents a Peter Rogers production
Produced by: Peter Rogers
Associate Producer: Frank Bevis
Original Screenplay by: Talbot Rothwell
From an original idea by William Shakespeare
Director of Photography: Alan Hume
Editor: Archie Ludski
Music Composed and Conducted by: Eric Rogers
Sound Recordists: Bill Daniels, Gordon K. McCallum
Costume Designer: Julie Harris
Make-up: Geoff Rodway
Hairdressing: Ann Fordyce
Made at: Pinewood Studios, London, England
Cast
Sidney James (Mark Antony)
Kenneth Williams (Julius Caesar)
Kenneth Connor (Hengist Pod)
Charles Hawtrey (Seneca)
Joan Sims (Calpurnia)
Jim Dale (Horsa)
Amanda Barrie (Cleopatra)
Victor Maddern (Sergeant Major)
Julie Stevens (Gloria)
Sheila Hancock (Senna Pod)
Jon Pertwee (soothsayer)
Francis De Wolff (Agrippa)
Michael Ward (Archimedes)
Brian Oulton (Brutus)
Tom Clegg (Sosages)
Tanya Binning (Virginia)
David Davenport (Bilius)
Peter Gilmore (galley master)
Ian Wilson (small messenger)
Brian Rawlinson (hessian driver)
Alternative Titles
Caligula: Funniest Home Videos – USA (video)
Com Jeito Vai… Cleópatra – Portugal
Cuidado con Cleopatra – Spain
Ehi Cesare vai da Cleopatra? Hai chiuso… – Italy
Folytassa, Cleo – Hungary
Ist ja irre – Caesar liebt Cleopatra – Germany
Kleopatro, do dziela – Poland
Nu tar vi Cleopatra – Sweden
References
Periodicals
- The Daily Cinema no.9023 (3 February 1965) p.7 – note (Commentary by Observer)
Books
- Carry on Confidential by Andy Davidson pp.81-86
- The Carry On Story by Robert Ross pp.60-63 – illustrated article
- The Official Carry On Facts, Figures & Statistics by Kevin Snelgrove p.109
- Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer pp.27-28 – credits, notes
- Shakespeares after Shakespeare: An Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture Volume One by Richard Burt (ed.) p.140 – credits, note (Spin-offs and Citations: Entries play by play by Douglas Lanier)
- Walking Shadows: Shakespeare in the National Film and Television Archive by Luke McKernan and Olwen Terris (eds.) pp.33, 79 – credits, note
- What a Carry On: The Official Story of the Carry On Film Series compiled by Sally Hibbin and Nina Hibbin pp.92-93 – illustrated article
Other sources
- BFI Southbank Guide October/November 2018 p.21 – illustrated listing
