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Follow That Camel

Name: Follow That Camel
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1967-08-10
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 5.884

★ 5,9 /10 (56 Votes)

1967 EN 95 min

Overview

Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the Foreign Legion—with Simpson his manservant in tow. But the fort they get posted to is full of eccentric legionnaires, and there's trouble brewing with the locals too. Unbeknown to Bo, his lady love has followed him in disguise.

Rent

Release date

10/08/1967

Votes

Popularity

2.1

Genres

Comedy

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

95 min

Phil Silvers

Sergeant Ernie Nocker

Kenneth Williams

Commandant Maximilian Burger

Jim Dale

Bo West

Charles Hawtrey

Captain Gerrard Le Pice

Joan Sims

Zig-Zig

Angela Douglas

Lady Jane Ponsonby

Peter Butterworth

Simpson

Bernard Bresslaw

Sheikh Abdul Abulbul

Anita Harris

Corktip

John Bluthal

Corporal Clotski

William Mervyn

Sir Cyril Ponsonby

Peter Gilmore

Captain Humphrey Bagshaw

Julian Holloway

Ticket Collector

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Larry Taylor

Riff

William Hurndell

Raff

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David Glover

Hotel Manager

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Julian Orchard

Doctor

Vincent Ball

Ship's Officer

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Ernest Blyth

Man at Cricket Match (uncredited)

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Simon Cain

Riff at Abdul's Tent (uncredited)

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Jimmy Charters

Cricket Umpire (uncredited)

Elizabeth Counsell

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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Dominique Don

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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Sally Douglas

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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Harry Fielder

Legionnaire (uncredited)

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Gina Gianelli

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Angela Grant

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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Renee Heimer

Lady (uncredited)

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Frank Henson

Legionnaire (uncredited)

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Helga Jones

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Harold Kasket

Hotel Gentleman (uncredited)

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Juba Kennerley

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Susan Lane

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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Margot Maxine

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Ricardo Montez

Riff at Abdul's Tent (uncredited)

Michael Nightingale

Nightingale (uncredited)

Zorenah Osborne

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Edmund Pegge

Bowler (uncredited)

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Bill Rooney

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Jo Rowbottom

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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Anne Scott

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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Jack Sharp

Man at Cricket Match (uncredited)

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Frank Singuineau

Riff at Abdul's Tent (uncredited)

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Carol Sloan

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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Patsy Snell

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Gina Warwick

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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Karen Young

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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Mustapha Leek! Originally released under the title Follow That Camel, Carry On Follow That Camel is the 14th entry in the long running series. Story plays out as a historical parody of the Beau Geste type of movies, thrusting Jim Dale and Peter Butterworth into the French Foreign Legion. There they are at the mercy of Commandant Maximilian Burger (Kenny Williams) and Sergeant Nocker (Phil Silvers brought in to try and boost American ticket sales). Japery is prominent as the not so intrepid Legionnaires get involved with an angry army of Bedouins led by Sheikh Abdul Abulbul (Bernard Bress…

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This time, it's "Beau Geste" and the Foreign Legion that get's the "Carry On" treatment as Jim Dale arrives at a desert fortress under the strict command of "Burger" (Kenneth Williams) ably abetted by Phil Silvers' "Sgt. Nocker". Clearly, someone thought that importing him into this might breathe some fresh air into the franchise. Sadly, for me at any rate, it doesn't. He just overwhelms the whole thing with this rather brash and unsubtle humour and coupled with the over-use of the annoying Dale this just ends up being a rather messy desert-meleé that sees the troop getting lost before getting…

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