Carry on Cleo
1964 · Movie · 94 min · ★ 6.6 · 68% critics
After two Britons are captured by Roman invaders and taken to Rome, a case of mistaken identity lands one of them in a job guarding the Egyptian queen. Court plots, power games, and constant mix-ups turn the ancient setting into a playful farce.
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Details
- Original title
- Carry On Cleo
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-11-08
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (103 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like cheeky, fast-paced British spoofs with lots of innuendo and broad silliness, especially in the spirit of The Mouse That Roared; Not for you if dated, sexist humor quickly wears thin.
Pros: high gag count; witty one-liners; lively ensemble | Cons: dated humor; uneven laughs; some jokes feel labored
Themes
- egypt
- roman empire
- narration
- parody
- cleopatra
- spoof
- slave auction
- carry on
- britain
- slave
- ancient egypt
- cavemen
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Sidney James
as Mark Antony
Kenneth Williams
as Julius Caesar
Kenneth Connor
as Centurion Hengist Pod
Charles Hawtrey
as Seneca
Joan Sims
as Calpurnia
Jim Dale
as Horsa
Amanda Barrie
as Cleopatra
Victor Maddern
as Sergeant-Major
Julie Stevens
as Gloria
Sheila Hancock
as Senna Pod
Directed by Gerald Thomas