Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 "YOU'RE DRAFTED . . . to enjoy the laughs in the Latest and Funniest"
6.8| 1h28m| en
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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.

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SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.
Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
Kodie Bird True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Tweekums This is one of the best films in the Carry On series as it had a reasonably good story and wasn't overly smutty. Set in British India near the Afghan border the film follows the exploits of the 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment; known to their enemies as the 'Devils in skirts' because of their kilts. One day the enemy; the Burpas, discover that one of the soldiers is wearing underwear under his kilt. When word gets back to the governor he heads out to see the local ruler, the Khasi of Kalabar, with two of his men. He orders them to raise their kilts to prove that not all of the regiment wore pants but unfortunately these two did as well. Once back he orders the entire regiment to 'raise kilts' and they are all similarly dressed… to make matters worse his wife takes a photograph and takes it to the Khasi thinking he may appreciate her more than her husband. With this evidence the Khasi sets about persuading the Afghans to help him defeat the Devils in Skirts and ultimately drive the British out of India.This film is a lot of fun starring the best-known members of the Carry On team including Sid James, Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey, they are also joined by Terry Scott and Roy Castle. The story was obviously silly; if it weren't it wouldn't be a Carry On film, however it did feel like a proper story rather than just a pretext for some cheeky jokes like some of the later films in the series. The film is likely to be best remembered for its excellent final scene where the Governor and all but one his guests enjoy dinner seemingly oblivious to the battle raging outside. In this age were it is rightly considered unacceptable for white actors to play non-white parts it was a surprise to find this still being shown on television, I'm glad it was though as the viewer is never really expected to believe they are anything more than the Carry On team playing all the main roles unlike some other films of the time where one is expected to accept the white actor as a member of another race.
ed_two_o_nine So here it is perhaps the greatest of all the Carry On movies and undoubtedly the one with the best message and comments on the absurdness of the British upper classes and the more frightening people who aspire to be them. Here the double entendres do not come as thick and fast as in some Carry On's but that is more than made up for by the folly of the whole situation. Sid James as usual leads the cast as Sir Sidney Ruff Diamond the leader of the British in Northern India at the time with his wife Joan Simms as Lady Ruff Diamond. Their protagonist is Kenneth Williams as the Khasi of Khalibar and he is supported by Bernard Breslaw as Bungdit Din the leader of the Burpa warriors who want to remove the British from India. The ridiculous premises is that the natives are in fear of the British Army third foot and mouth regiment because of their legendary braveness as shown by the fact that they wear no underwear under their kilts. When Bungdit Din finds this to be untrue it is time for a rebellion. Unusually for a carry on some of the lesser known regulars are given larger parts here and do not let down especially Charles Hawtrey , and the superb Peter Butterworth as the preacher Brother Belcher. They are joined by Roy Castle who is the quintessential British Officer. By the time we come to the classic dinner party scene everything is moving along at a terrific pace and this scene really is as much about being British as any other piece of film. If you are not a fan then you never will be but if you are like me then enjoy this over and over again.
hgallon This was one of the most successful Carry-on films. Although the setting (the late days of British rule in India) might have been thought provocative, the sheer unreality of events and deliberately self-deprecatory humour would be guaranteed to defuse any arguments over the subject.One of the secrets of success of the Carry-on films was their mixing of "straight" acting and quotes with absurd situations. The formal dinner scene at the Residency as it is reduced to rubble by the Khasi of Kalabar's artillery is perhaps the longest and most memorable of these sequences.The straight-acting "farcical" scenes are probably funnier than some of the more contrived comedy sequences, although the film has its share of memorably quotable one-liners.There were remarkable performances by British comedians Roy Castle in his only Carry-on appearance, and Terry Scott, who had previously had only a cameo appearance in "Carry on Sergeant".
m_pratt This film is brilliant i laugh every time i watch it . The whole thing is amazing Kenneth Williams is amazing as the Khazi of Khalibar a very unusual name! Charles Hawtrey is excellent as private Widdle. Sid is Magicial as usual Joan is excellent in fact the whole cast are excellent. This is the one start with in my opinion if you have never watched a carry on before then watch carry on up the Kyhber you will not be disappointed. Its one of the best carry ons ever made this is what the series was all about. Much better then carry on England. The film is so well done that they can get away with pretending that Wales was India!!.