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Carry On Cleo is the tenth film in the Carry On film series. It is considered by some people to be the best in the series. [[1]] Image File history File links Carry-On-Cleo. ...
Gerald Thomas (1920 - 1993) was a British film director. ...
Peter Rogers (born 20 February 1914 in Rochester, Kent) is a British film producer. ...
Talbot Nelson Conn Rothwell OBE (born November 12, 1916, died February 28, 1981) was born in Bromley, Kent, he had a variety of jobs during his early life; Town clerk, Police officer and Pilot. ...
Sid James Sid James (8 May 1913–26 April 1976) was a film and television actor. ...
Kenneth Williams Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English comic actor, star of twenty six films and notable radio comedies with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne, as well as a witty raconteur on a wide range of subjects. ...
Charles Hawtrey appeared posthumously on the cover of the Smiths compilation The Very Best of The Smiths (2001). ...
Kenneth Connor (1916-1993) Kenneth Connor, MBE (6 June 1916 – 28 November 1993) was a British comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for the Carry On films. ...
Irene Joan Marian Sims (May 9, 1930, Laindon, Essex - June 28, 2001) was a British actress. ...
Jim Dale MBE (born James Smith on August 15, 1935) is a British singer, songwriter, and actor. ...
Amanda Barrie (born Shirley Anne Broadbent on 14 September 1935 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is an English actress. ...
Eric Rogers (born: 25th September 1921, Died: 8th April 1981) was a British conductor and composer. ...
Alan Hume (b. ...
// Events January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove is released. ...
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The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
Carry On Spying is the ninth movie in the Carry On movie series. ...
Carry On Cowboy is the eleventh in the Carry On series of films. ...
The Carry On films were a long-running series of British popular low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ...
Plot summary The Romans invade the wet and miserable Britain, and, among others, enslave the cowardly inventor Hengist (Kenneth Connor), and the fearless warrior Horsa (Jim Dale). When an attempt is made to kill the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar (Kenneth Williams) at a Roman temple, Horsa kills Caesar's enemies, but Hengist gets all the credit, and is made Caesar's bodyguard. Meanwhile, Mark Antony (Sid James), Caesar's best friend, becomes besotted with the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra (Amanda Barrie), but the only way to achieve his heart's desire is to kill Caesar and Hengist.... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Kenneth Connor (1916-1993) Kenneth Connor, MBE (6 June 1916 – 28 November 1993) was a British comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for the Carry On films. ...
Jim Dale MBE (born James Smith on August 15, 1935) is a British singer, songwriter, and actor. ...
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Gaius Julius Caesar [1] (Latin pronunciation ; English pronunciation ; July 12 or July 13, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC), often simply referred to as Julius Caesar, was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in world history. ...
Kenneth Williams Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English comic actor, star of twenty six films and notable radio comedies with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne, as well as a witty raconteur on a wide range of subjects. ...
Bust of Mark Antony Marcus Antonius (Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N[1]) ( January 14 83 BC – August 1, 30 BC), known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general. ...
Sid James Sid James (8 May 1913–26 April 1976) was a film and television actor. ...
A queen regnant is a female monarch who possesses all the monarchal powers that a king would have without regard to gender. ...
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Amanda Barrie (born Shirley Anne Broadbent on 14 September 1935 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is an English actress. ...
Trivia Kenneth Williams' line as Caesar on his being stabbed by the conspirators is frequently voted among the funniest lines in British comedy. The line: "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!". However, it was not actually an original Carry On joke at all - scriptwriter Talbot Rothwell requested the use of the gag from its creators, Frank Muir and Denis Norden, who had written it for BBC radio comedy show Take It From Here. Talbot Nelson Conn Rothwell OBE (born November 12, 1916, died February 28, 1981) was born in Bromley, Kent, he had a variety of jobs during his early life; Town clerk, Police officer and Pilot. ...
Frank Muir (5 February 1920 - 2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. ...
Denis Norden (born 1922) is a British comedy writer and television presenter. ...
The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion...
Take It From Here (often referred to as TIFH, pronounced tife) was a British radio comedy programme broadcast by the BBC between 1947 and 1958. ...
In one scene at Caesar's palace, when Mark Antony demands Hengist to describe his 'fight' with the conspirators, he accidentally chops the arms off a statue of the goddess, Venus, apparently creating the Venus de Milo by doing so. Marble Venus of the Capitoline Venus type, Roman (British Museum) Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love and beauty, the rough equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. ...
The Aphrodite of Milos otherwise known as the Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous of the art of ancient Greek sculpture. ...
At one point, in a vision of the future, we see Caesar stabbed with a dagger, and he says "Is this a dagger I see before me?". This is a quote from Shakespeare, but is actually spoken by Macbeth. Shakespeare redirects here. ...
Scene from Macbeth, depicting the witches conjuring of an apparition in Act IV, Scene I. Painting by William Rimmer Macbeth is among the most famous of William Shakespeares plays, as well as his shortest tragedy. ...
The costumes and sets used in the film were actually taken from "Cleopatra" starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Cleopatra is a 1963 film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. ...
Some of the Historical notes in the film are inaccurate compared to the real Caesar invasions. This is excusable, however, as anachronisms are not uncommon in comedies. Look up Anachronism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The names Hengist and Horsa were taken from the leaders of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain, which occurred after the fall of the Roman empire. The British at the time of the Romans were Celts, not Anglo-Saxons. Hengest or Hengist (d. ...
Horsa, according to tradition, was a fifth century warrior and brother of Hengest who took part in the invasion and conquest of Britain from its native Romano-British and Celtic inhabitants. ...
The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ...
This article is about the European people. ...
Filming dates Filming dates - 13 July 1964 - 28 July 1964 July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
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