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Carry on Pimpernel (1966)
Don't Lose Your Head (original title)

90 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy  -   14 December 1967 (USA)
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The time of the French revolution, and Citizen Robespierre is beheading the French aristocracy. When word gets to England... See full summary »

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sid James Sid James ...
Kenneth Williams Kenneth Williams ...
Jim Dale Jim Dale ...
Charles Hawtrey Charles Hawtrey ...
Peter Butterworth Peter Butterworth ...
Joan Sims Joan Sims ...
Dany Robin Dany Robin ...
Peter Gilmore Peter Gilmore ...
Marianne Stone Marianne Stone ...
Landlady
Michael Ward Michael Ward ...
Henri
Leon Greene Leon Greene ...
David Davenport David Davenport ...
Sergeant
Richard Shaw Richard Shaw ...
Captain of Soldiers
Valerie Van Ost Valerie Van Ost ...
Second Lady / Girl at Execution
Jennifer Clulow Jennifer Clulow ...
First Lady
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Storyline

The time of the French revolution, and Citizen Robespierre is beheading the French aristocracy. When word gets to England, two noblemen, Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy take it upon themselves to aid there French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and becomes "the black fingernail", scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police... Written by Simon N. McIntosh-Smith <Simon.N.Smith@cs.cf.ac.uk>  

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Taglines:

Carry On laughing until you have hysterics, but...Don't Lose Your Head!

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Carry On: Don't Lose Your Head See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adder See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

A row broke out on the set between Joan Sims and Kenneth Williams because he had been rude to her guests who had come to the set for a visit. The feud continued for three days. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Camembert, Bidet and Desirée come across the girl and soldiers in the Chateau, the girl is plucking a harp and singing. Right before Camembert tells them to stop, the soldiers sing "Yeah, yeah, yeah!" The girl's mouth is moving, but the soldiers' mouths don't move. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Paris, 1789. The Great Revolution has begun. The hands of the masses are smeared with the blood of the poor bleeding aristocracy. Every day the tumbrels run a regular half-hour service between the Bastille and the many guillotines around the city. The growing mounds of noble heads are only matched by the growing mounds of unused return tickets...
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Connections

Referenced in "QI: Cheating (#3.4)" (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Don't Lose Your Head"
Written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter
Executed by Mike Sammes (as The Michael Sammes Singers) See more »