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Carry On Cleo is one of the series entries that will always be remembered. It simply is classic British comedy at it's best. When filming at Pinewood studios for the disastorous epic, Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor, was abandoned there, Peter rodgers and Gerald Thomas just could'nt resist the advantage of the lavish and spectacular sets, making it all look a lot more extravagent than most of the other Carry On's that were filmed on a shoe string budget. the cast are all on top form with Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar and Sid James as Mark Anthony, delivering the funniest lines. Also included in the cast are Amanda Barrie in the title role, Joan Sims, Jim Dale, Kenneth Connor as well as guest appearances from acclaimed classical actress, Sheila Hancock and Warren Mitchell from the classic sitcom, Till Death Do Us Part.

Hilarious from beginning to end and packed full of classic one liners ("infamy, infamy, they've all got in for me" cries Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar as he is about to be killed). This is a absolutley essential Carry On and is a great one to induct somebody who has never heard of this long running and triumphantly succesful British comedy series.

If the above title has you chuckling, this is the movie for you! A spoof of Anthony & Cleopatra done in the inimitable Carry On style. Jim Dale & Kenneth Connor as the heroic Ancient Brits, Sid James as the asp-chomping Mark Anthony, and Bernard Bresslaw as Agrippa the bodyguard are all classic characters. My personal favourite Carry On. They don't make 'em like this any more!

Another romp through the historically incorrect, but funny, past. Sydney James and company are Romans (Caesar and friends) who meet up with the legendary Cleopatra in ancient Egypt. As usual with the Carry On team, mayhem rules, and history is changed to include the humorous interpretation of the British. Well worth watching!

One of the best of the series, being lucky enough to have a reasonable plot combining various influences from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar to the Elizabeth Taylor film Cleopatra. Amanda Barrie reminds us of how utterly gorgeous she was before she was in Coronation Street, whilst Sid and Kenneth W. excel in their usual roles, Ken's first line being 'I do feel queer!' delivered in the way that only he could get away with. Eric Rogers' comic score is serious and oriental when necessary, but light enough just to underline the humour for the majority of the scenes. Charles Hawtrey, for once in the role of dirty old man, demonstrates that his range was wider than was ever required in most Carry-On films. Special praise must however be reserved for the costumes and sets, allegedly re-used from the Cleopatra film, they make the film look much more expensive than allowed by the usual Carry-On design budget. This film features a classic mid-period script from Talbot Rothwell, seeming neither as old-fashioned as the early films of the series, nor as vulgar as the last. Watch out for Jon Pertwee, heavily disguised as he was in each of his four Carry-On roles. This is well worth ($)of anyone's money, but if you can afford to wait, the widescreen DVD would probably show the scenery to its best advantage.