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A Peter Rogers Production
Directed by Gerald Thomas |
1964
ColourScreenplay: Talbot Rothwell
Music: Eric Rogers
Certificate A/PG
92 minutes |
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Julius
Caesar |
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Kenneth
Williams |
| Mark Anthony |
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Sid James |
| Henghist Pod |
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Kenneth
Connor |
| Seneca |
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Charles
Hawtrey |
| Calpurnia |
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Joan Sims |
| Horsa |
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Jim Dale |
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Cleopatra |
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Amanda
Barrie |
| Gloria |
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Julie
Stephens |
| Senna Pod |
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Sheila
Hancock |
| Sergeant Major |
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Victor
Maddern |
| Soothsayer |
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Jon Pertwee |
| Agrippa |
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Francis de
Wolff |
| Archimedes |
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Michael Ward |
| Brutus |
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Brian Oulton |
| Sosages |
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Tom Clegg |
| Virginia |
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Tanya
Binning |
| Bilius |
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David
Davenport |
| Galley Master |
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Peter
Gilmore |
| Spencius |
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Warren
Mitchell |
| Marcus |
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Gertan
Klauber |
| Bidder |
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Wanda
Ventham |
| Narrator |
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EVH Emmett |
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"Infamy, infamy - they've all got it in for me!" Kenneth Williams' Julius Caesar is having a bad day in the funniest toga party of all time - a historical and hysterical take on the life and loves of the Queen of the Nile. Follow the amorous adventures of Sidney James' Mark Anthony as he clinches with the gorgeous Amanda Barrie's sultry Cleopatra, in by far the most lavish looking of all the Carry On films. With a brilliant Carry On cast including Jim Dale, Jon Pertwee, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims and Kenneth Connor as Hengist Pod, inventor of the square wheel!" |
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The Story
Caesar is not enjoying life -
the British weather doesn't agree with him...he's caught a cold. As if that
wasn't bad enough, his general, Mark Anthony, is plotting with Cleopatra to
overthrow him.
Meanwhile, genius inventor
Hengist Pod, has come up with a brilliant idea to stop carts rolling
downhill - square wheels. Before he can perfect his idea, however, he and
his friend Horsa are captured and sold into slavery. What will become of
him...?
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Comments
Superb; that's
the only way to sum up this film. From beginning to end, it's an absolute
treat - sumptuous visuals (largely thanks to a certain other film about
Cleopatra), one of the best Carry On scripts ever, and the entire cast
giving it everything they've got. Even today, some 30 odd years later, it
stands up as being a wonderfully made piece of cinema. If you haven't seen
this one yet, do so!
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