Carry On Up the Khyber
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1968 | 88m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Gerald Thomas |
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| Writer: | Talbot Rothwell |
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| Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe, but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas—he wants all the British dead. But his troops fear the 'skirted-devils, who are rumoured not to wear any underwear. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 12, 1968 |
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| Director: | Gerald Thomas |
| Writer: | Talbot Rothwell |
| Genres: | Comedy, Adventure |
| Keywords | kilt, underwear, palace, british army, british empire, princess, satire, native american, carry on, dinner, soldier, photograph, india, battle, 19th century, regiment, british raj |
| Production Companies | Peter Rogers Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sid James | Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond |
| Charles Hawtrey | Private Widdle |
| Bernard Bresslaw | Bungdit Din |
| Kenneth Williams | Khasi of Khalabar |
| Roy Castle | Captain Keene |
| Joan Sims | Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond |
| Peter Butterworth | Brother Belcher |
| Terry Scott | Sergeant Major MacNutt |
| Angela Douglas | Princess Jelhi |
| Cardew Robinson | The Fakir |
| Julian Holloway | Major Shorthouse |
| Peter Gilmore | Private Ginger Hale |
| Leon Thau | Stinghi |
| Wanda Ventham | Khasi's First Wife |
| Alexandra Dane | Busti |
| Michael Mellinger | Chindi |
| Dominique Don | Macnutt's Lure |
| Derek Sydney | Major Domo |
| Steven Scott | Burpa Guard |
| David Spenser | Bungdit Din's Servant |
| Patrick Allen | Narrator |
| Eve Eden | Khasi's Wife |
| Valerie Leon | Hospitality Girl |
| Patrick Westwood | Burpa |
| Douglas Fielding | Burpa in Crowd |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gerald Thomas | Director |
| Ivor Powell | Second Assistant Director |
| Alfred Roome | Editor |
| Eric Rogers | Music, Conductor |
| Ernest Steward | Director of Photography |
| Weston Drury Jr. | Casting |
| Alex Vetchinsky | Art Direction |
| Emma Selby-Walker | Costume Design |
| Stella Rivers | Hairdresser |
| Geoffrey Rodway | Makeup Artist |
| Jack Swinburne | Production Manager |
| Peter Weingreen | Assistant Director |
| John Chisholm | Props |
| Freda Pearson | Set Dresser |
| Richard Rambaut | Assistant Art Director |
| Ken Barker | Sound Recordist |
| Robert T. MacPhee | Sound Recordist |
| Colin Miller | Sound Editor |
| Charles Arnold | Sound |
| Nicolas Le Messurier | Sound Assistant |
| Charlie McFadden | Boom Operator |
| Otto Snel | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| James Bawden | Camera Operator |
| Neil Binney | Camera Operator |
| Bob Thompson | Director of Photography |
| Keith Blake | Clapper Loader |
| Harry Gillard | Still Photographer |
| Fred Graver | Grip |
| Anthony Pavey | Clapper Loader |
| Bill Walpole | Electrician |
| Dorothy Edwards | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Margaret Lewin | Wardrobe Master |
| Jack Gardner | Assistant Editor |
| Jean Short | Assistant Editor |
| Yvonne Richards | Continuity |
| Gladys Goldsmith | Continuity |
| Julie Mendez | Choreographer |
| Chris Nixon | Unit Publicist |
| Talbot Rothwell | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
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| Peter Rogers | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
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When the "Carry On" films had a decent story to underpin their brand of humour, they were aways better - and this one is certainly one of the best. Sidney James is the British Governor of a North West Indian province who is facing a cunning revolt from the outwardly charming, but (not so) secretly d ... evious "Khasi of Kalabar" (Kenneth Williams). If you've ever seen "The Drum" (1938) then you will know the plot - and everyone pulls together well in this comedy swipe at the Raj and and the stiff-upper-lipped members of the "Third Foot-and-Mouth Regiment". I was never the biggest fan of Roy Castle, but he is quite effective here as are the regulars - especially Joan Sims and Bernard Bresslaw as henchman "Bungdit Din". The Welsh valleys pass well enough for the Himalayas, and the jokes and action come thick and fast enough to raise plenty of smiles before an ending that will make any Scotsman cringe. Like all of this franchise, it has dated badly, but taken in the spirit it was intended, it is still an half decent collegiate effort that I quite enjoy watching now and again.