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Carry On Cleo (1964)

Carry On Cleo (1964)

Comedy

The Funniest Film Since 54 B.C.

Release Date: 1964, November 8
Directors: Gerald Thomas
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors, Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors, Peter Rogers Productions, Peter Rogers Productions
Cast: Anthony Lang, Reg Thomason, Jack Arrow, Walter Henry, Ian Wilson, Hugh Elton, Michael Ward, Sheila Hancock, Francis de Wolff, Victor Harrington, Gertan Klauber, George Holdcroft

Overview:

Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Cleopatra.

Keywords:

parody roman empire egypt ancient egypt 1st century slave auction spoof narration cavemen slave cleopatra britain carry on