Popular videos carry on up the khyber carry on up the khyber topic. In fact, so successful was carry on up the khyber at the time that. The watkin path played a starring role in the 1968 film and its cast and crew stayed in. Its set on the indiaafghanistan border which is guarded by the 3rd foot and mouth regiment. With the first official carry on film still not released by the rank organisation, the film was originally discussed simply under the title of up the khyber.
When private widdle endangers their image, the khasi of kalibar seizes the occasion to ignite a revolt. It was filmed shortly after the completion of carry on up the jungle and featured the same main cast from that film. It was the 16th carryon film made in 1968 and so they should have had a lot of practice. It is the late 19th century, and a scottish regiment is assigned to defend the vital khyber pass which connected british india with afghanistan.
But then carry on up the khyber becomes that rare series entry that is about something. Seven decades after independence, indian cinema is still struggling to depict the raj, leaving its screen depictions from gandhi to colonial racism to be viewed almost solely through british eyes in 1968, 20 years after indian independence and partition, producerdirector duo peter rogers and gerald thomas released carry on up the khyber in british cinemas. The usual pratfalls and oneliners, for once, are not all just independent jokes. Carry on up the khyber is a 1968 british comedy film, the 16th in the series of 31 carry on films 19581992. Its silly, its more of a runaround than usual and anything of any depth will have crept in accidentally.
Carry on films as popular as ever almost 60 years after first release. A plaque has been unveiled in snowdonia to mark the spot where the classic comedy carry on up the khyber was filmed in 1968. Sep 07, 2008 trailer for carry on up the khyber 1968. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Up the khyber centers on the british occupation of india in queen victorias day and the reputation of the british is rocked when the local rulers suspect that the dreaded scottish devils in.
This is regarded as one of the best of the carry on films. Makeup rodway, geoffrey makeup rodway, nora music rogers, eric narrator allen, patrick production assistant bareham, peter production assistant pyke, sylvia production assistant white, jean production company adder productions production company rank film distributors production manager swinburne, jack properties arden, john publicity nixon. This was the furthest the team traveled from pinewood studios. This short video tells you about carry on up the khyber hope you enjoy. By 1968 the carry on films had firmly established themselves as a successful. Ots carry barbara eden i dreamed of jeannie 1970 ernestbruce81681118. The second carry on film to be shot in colour, carry on jack was originally intended to be a separate film from the series, and had the preproduction title of up the armada.
This is an action packed comedy movie about the fight for the kyber pass. Carry on up the khyber part 1 of 6 carry on film youtube. It was released on june 1969 in the united kingdom by emi columbia and on 9 august 1969 in the united states by tower records. The burpas are revolting, but then again the devils in skirts who guard the khyber pass are not too. Carry on up the jungle 1970 full movie video dailymotion. Carry on up the khyber 1968 full movie video dailymotion. Production on the carry on films started on march 24, 1958.
Carry on up the khyber used snowdonia to stand in for india and made do with the costumes left over from the recentlycompleted zulu 1964. The story was an irreverent take on charles dickens a christmas carol, featuring sid james as scrooge. Carry on up the khyber is widely reckoned to be the best of the carry on films and rightly so. Sir sidney ruffdiamond looks after the british outpost near the khyber pass. Robert jenrick leads governments coronavirus daily briefing as uk death toll rises by 621 the telegraph 3,666 watching live now. Predstavlja petnaesti film iz serije carry on, kao i parodiju romana i prica rudyarda kiplinga o pustolovinama vojnika u britanskoj indiji, odnosno na njima temeljenih hollywoodskih filmova. The revolvers carried and used by sir sidney ruffdiamond, captain keene and sergeant major mcnutt throughout the film and particularly at the end fight are webley mkvis, not introduced into the british army until 1915, 20 years after the film is set.
Carry on up the khyber 1968 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Carry on up the khyber is a wonderful entry in the classic comedy franchise, right up there with screaming and cleo, and i personally think it is an improvement over abroad, and as i enjoyed it henry too. Carry on up the khyber is classic british comedy and the sixteenth in the series of carry on films. The best of the carry on series starts inauspiciously, with a couple of crass jokes that would seem to signal its decline. It is the final of two carry on film appearances by wanda ventham and roy castle makes his only carry on. May 19, 2016 the best jokes from the classic british comedy series. Peter rogers was thanked by an indian living in the uk for showing them the old country, india. Filmed in 1968 and set in british india in 1895, carry on up the khyber is one of the teams most memorable efforts. Featuring hundreds of questions on all aspects of the beloved carry on franchise and packed with amazing facts, this quiz book is a fun romp through the world of carry on a question of carry on gives fans the opportunity to test their knowledge of all things. Regarded as the best of the carry on bunch, this was voted no99 in a 1999 poll of the 100 best british films. A huge hit at the domestic box office and a contender for the series funniest entry, carry on up the khyber is a gloriously ribald send up of other fictional representations of life in the british raj. The carry on gang carries on with this 17th entry in the neverending series of lowbrow british comedy films. The natives are ready to revolt, prevented from acting only by fear of britains famous devils in skirts, the scottish regiment protecting the khyber pass.
Sir sydney ruffdiamond is the leader of the british regiment. Volume 1 doctor follow that camel dont lose your head up the khyber dvd. Film in afan carry on up the cranes by ffilm cymru wales. Carry on films shop stuart ball a question of carry on.
Although the characters in carry on up the khyber are all fictional, the actual historical context that is the basis of the film is accurate. The soundtrack is for the film of the same name, which was primarily filmed on location on ibiza and was the directorial debut of barbet schroeder. Lady ruffdiamond manages to capture on film the kilted third foot and mouth regiment in a. However, the title was rejected by the british board of film censors for being too rude, and peter rogers named it as part of the series. Producer peter rogers and director gerald thomas drew on a. Carry on up the khyber is a british comedy and the sixteenth in the series of carry on films. Why carry on cleo and carry on up the khyber are two of the best films ever by prof colin maccabe fri 29 jan 1999 10. When snowdon became khyber pass for carry on film north. All the imaginative camera angles a cinematographer could dream of couldnt find the mountainous wastes of the northwest frontier in the home counties, so this lively entry into the carry on series has a slightly higher budget than usual. New carry on film will tackle a very serious subject and have a matron with a difference. However if you asked a stranger to name the best carry on film of all time, theres a pretty good chance theyd name this one. Why carry on cleo and carry on up the khyber are two of. One of the bestloved of the series, the film long predates the concept of political correctness, so adjust your finer sensibilities to circa 1968 and enjoy.
Dec 31, 2011 carry on 20 years of the carry on films licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. Its on the british film institutes list of the best 100 british films, you know. Angela douglas, who played princess jelhi, unveiled the tribute to the film, the 16th in the punladen series. In this spoof, british troops are sent to the khyber pass to prevent the local. Regarded as the best of the carry on bunch, this was voted no99 in. Carry on up the khyber 1968 movie mistakes, goofs and. Protected by the kilted third foot and mouth regiment, you would think they were safe.
The stockintrade of carry on humour was innuendo and the sending up of british institutions and customs, such as the national health service nurse, doctor, again doctor, matron and the proposed again nurse, the monarchy, the empire up the khyber, the armed forces sergeant, england, jack and the proposed flying and escaping, the police. Unfortunately i bought this but dont expect to waste my time watching it again. More is the third studio album and first soundtrack album by english rock band pink floyd. The carry on series primarily consists of 31 british comedy motion pictures 19581978 and 1992, four christmas specials, a television series of thirteen episodes, and three stage plays. The first special, carry on christmas, was broadcast in 1969. Up the khyber is the sixteenth film in the british carry on film series and named one of the best films out of the series, starring regulars sidney james, joan sims, charles hawtrey, kenneth williams, terry scott, bernard bresslaw, angela douglas and peter butterworth, as well as roy castle in his only film of the series. The action takes place in india and is set during the british empires waning power there. During that year there were two major battles between british forces in afghanistan and pathan pashtan tribesmen. Solar music rights management, emi music publishing, and 2 music. Season 6 graves rework jungle carry pbe live commentary league of legends. The british hold the kyber pass and have no intentions of giving up their control. Additionally, the holsters keene and mcnutt carry them in are webbing. Bbc news uk wales north west wales carry on khyber. It stars carry on regulars sid james, kenneth williams, charles hawtrey, joan sims, bernard bresslaw and peter butterworth.
The films humour was in the british comic tradition of the music hall and bawdy seaside postcards. Carry on 20 years of the carry on films licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. In a letter from producer peter rogers to john davis, the head of rank, dated 22nd november 1967 the film was pitched as about the british thin red line antics in india. Protected by the kilted third foot and mouth regiment, you would think they were safe but the khazi of kalabar has other ideas. This carry on collection includes the following films.
It was scripted by longterm carry on author talbot rothwell. He thought nothing of finishing the times crossword in less than an hour. The carry on series primarily consists of 31 british comedy motion pictures 19581978 and 1992, four christmas specials, a television series of thirteen episodes, and three west end and provincial stage plays. Filming locations for carry on camping 1969, around berkshire. May 24, 2014 this short video tells you about carry on up the khyber hope you enjoy. Carry on films carry on up the khyber classic facebook.
The story line and humour where just not up to par in this film. Indeed it is the only one in the bfls top 100 movies of all time number 99. It is also a million times better than emmanuelle and columbus, they were the disgraces of the franchise, well to me they are. Innuendo and incompetence abound as queen victorias 3rd foot and mouth regiment leave her assets in india exposed to revolting locals.
Sid james provincial governor, sir sidney ruffdiamond, faces a stiff task quelling an antibritish rebellion stoked by kenneth williams khasi of kalabar when one of the apparently. Charles hawtrey and terry scott share a laugh on the set of carry on up the khyber. Nastavite uz khyber je britanska filmska komedija snimljena 1968. The terrible disguises that jheli gives the imprisoned british soldiers so that they can escape. Producer peter rogers and director gerald thomas drew on a regular group of actors that included sid james. The watkin path that leads to the summit of snowdon doubled for the historic outpost of the empire. The outdoors shop, where charlie muggins charles hawtrey is shown how to stick the pole up. The movie poster warehouse best resources of original and vintage movie posters, rare movies posters and memorabilia visit our online retail store movie posters, collectibles, memorabilia, movie memorabilia, poster, posters, collectables, hollywood memorabilia, movie and memorabilia, original movie posters. He believes he and his troops are ample protection.
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