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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GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Protraph Lack of good storyline.
Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Paul Evans It's not just one of the best of the Carry on films, it's one of the best films I can think of. It is gloriously funny, wonderfully well made, boasts some great production values, and has some incredibly iconic moments, I love Carry on up the Kyhber.The out and out best showing from Bernard Bresslaw, I watched Jungle before this and slated his character, but he shows how good he is here, brilliant. The entire cast are magical, Sid, Joan, Kenneth, Peter, Angela Douglas looks utterly sensational, Roy Castle is just glorious, he plays it all with a straight bat.One of the most sensational film sequences of all time. The meal scene with the attack going on around has me in stitches, only Peter is reacting, it is painfully funny.Carry on Cleo boasts sensational sets and costumes (obviously) but Khyber is right up there too, the costumes are simply gorgeous. The names and characters are just brilliant too. The script, jokes, volume of innuendo make Khyber a glorious film 10/10
Leofwine_draca CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER has much in common with previous CARRY ON outings such as CARRY ON FOLLOW THAT CAMEL: the humour is broad, the cast all play similar characters, and the shot-in-the-UK locations have a special nostalgic charm all to themselves. This might well be the last of the great historical movies made by the team, as their fortunes (and budgets) started to wane soon afterwards.Still, it's best to enjoy it while it lasts, and there's plenty to enjoy here, not least an on-form cast giving it the best of their abilities. Sid James is back (after being incapacitated in CARRY ON DOCTOR) on his top, woman-hunting form, and Kenneth Williams once more makes for a hilarious bad guy. There's also an extended role for the great, underrated Peter Butterworth, who I think gives the funniest performance in the whole film, particularly at the end.By this stage, the jokes are almost entirely sexual or rely on references to various body parts for effect. Still, they come at a ferocious pace and you can't beat the smutty innuendo which is used at just the right level without being too explicit. Everything flows naturally and the cast work together well. Also, CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER has the best climax of any CARRY ON film: the wonderful dinner party sequence, which takes the mickey out of the famed British stiff upper lip to glorious effect.
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.
PrivateBits As far as Carry on Films go, this one is the best I've seen. Nobody really takes them seriously as quality film-making or acting so that is why I am rating it 9/10 because as far as the plot, the humour and acting goes - this is the best in the Carry On series.Not too much to say about this otherwise. Same cast as usual, same sort of characters and same conflicts and situations. This time set in the Khyber pass region of Afghanistan/Pakistan involving the British occupation and the revolting locals.Some very funny and original scenes including my personal favourite and one of the most famous Carry On scenes when the Scottish regiment frightens off the revolting locals by lifting their kilts.British humour at its best and I recommend it to any Carry On fan.