Carry On Cleo (1964) DVD

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Carry On Cleo (1964)

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writers:

Talbot Rothwell (original screenplay), William Shakespeare (original idea)

Stars:

Kenneth Williams, Sidney James, Kenneth Connor

The multi-million dollar film extravaganza Cleopatra was too convenient a target for Britain's "Carry On" funsters to ignore. The plot of Carry on Cleo, if one can discern a plot amidst the sight gags and outrageous puns, involves the attempts by a bungling slave (Kenneth Connor) to rescue Julius Caesar (Kenneth Williams) from assassination. Instigators of the plot are Cleopatra(Amanda Barrie) and Mark Anthony (Sidney James), who comport themselves like a couple of Liverpool pub owners. The best bit involves Mark Anthony's "beheading" of the legendary asp. Filmed on a tight 160,000 pound budget and utilizing leftover sets from the Taylor/Burton epic, Carry on Cleo's reputation rests chiefly on a legal brouhaha involving its advertising artwork, which was deliberately patterned after the ads for the "real" Cleopatra.

Here is the link to the film at the Internet Movie database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057918/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1