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Carry On Cleo
“The Funniest Film Since 54 B.C.”
6.7 / 10• 1964• 1h 34m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Julius Caesar.
Cast & Crew
Sidney James
Mark Antony
Lead
Kenneth Williams
Julius Caesar
Kenneth Connor
Centurion Hengist Pod
Charles Hawtrey
Seneca
Joan Sims
Calpurnia
Jim Dale
Horsa
Amanda Barrie
Cleopatra
Victor Maddern
Sergeant-Major
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gerald Thomas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Carry On Cleo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
