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5.8/10 • 49

1967-08-101h 35m

Comedy

Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the Foreign Legion—with Simpson his manservant in tow. But the fort they get posted to is full of eccentric legionnaires, and there's trouble brewing with the locals too. Unbeknown to Bo, his lady love has followed him in disguise.

Directors
Gerald Thomas
Editors
Alfred Roome

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  1. Phil Silvers

    Phil Silvers

    Sergeant Nocker

  2. Kenneth Williams

    Kenneth Williams

    Commandant Maximilian Burger

  3. Jim Dale

    Jim Dale

    Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West

  4. Charles Hawtrey

    Charles Hawtrey

    Captain Le Pice

  5. Joan Sims

    Joan Sims

    Zig-Zig

  6. Angela Douglas

    Angela Douglas

    Lady Jane Ponsonby

  7. Peter Butterworth

    Peter Butterworth

    Simpson

  8. Bernard Bresslaw

    Bernard Bresslaw

    Sheikh Abdul Abulbul

  9. Anita Harris

    Anita Harris

    Corktip

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John Chard

Jul 12, 2015

7/10

Mustapha Leek! Originally released under the title Follow That Camel, Carry On Follow That Camel is the 14th entry in the long running series. Story plays out as a historical parody of the Beau Geste type of movies, thrusting Jim Dale and Peter Butterworth into the French Foreign Legion. There they are at the mercy of Commandant Maximilian Burger (Kenny Williams) and Sergeant Nocker (Phil Silvers brought in to try and boost American ticket sales). Japery is prominent as the not so intrepid Legionnaires get involved with an angry army of Bedouins led by Sheikh Abdul Abulbul (Bernard Bresslaw). Joan Sims has a minor role as a big cleavage landlady, while it's Angela Douglas snagging the main gal role as Lady Jane Ponsonby, with a running gag of her sexual innocence being mined for all it's worth. It's actually a better film than the iffy reputation afforded it. True, missing big hitters like Sid James and Hattie Jacques is felt, but Silvers is ebullient playing a Bilko character, while it's nice to see the excellent Jim Dale bag the English lead and not letting anyone down. It sits somewhere in the middle scale of Carry On films, neither too bawdy nor like the genial black and whites. But plenty of laughs to be had and it's a good production, the Camber Sands locations surprisingly passing muster as the Legionnaires desert hell. Well constructed battle sequences for the finale as well. 7/10

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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