Carry on Henry (1971)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)

Release Date:

February 1971 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A Great Guy with his Chopper

Plot:

Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry...

Plot Keywords:

King Henry VIII | Sequel | Carry On | Nudity | Innuendo

Cast

Sid James	...	King Henry VIII (as Sidney James)
Kenneth Williams	...	Thomas Cromwell
Charles Hawtrey	...	Sir Roger de Lodgerley
Joan Sims	...	Queen Marie
Terry Scott	...	Cardinal Wolsey
Barbara Windsor	...	Bettina
Kenneth Connor	...	Lord Hampton of Wick
Julian Holloway	...	Sir Thomas
Peter Gilmore	...	King Francis of France
Julian Orchard	...	Duc de Poncenay
Gertan Klauber	...	Bidet
David Davenport	...	Major Domo
Margaret Nolan	...	Buxom Lass
William Mervyn	...	Physician
Norman Chappell	...	First Plotter

Also Known As:

Anne of a Thousand Lays (UK) (working title)
Carry on Henry VIII (USA)
Carry on Henry or Mind My Chopper! (UK) (long title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:A (original rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Australia:M (VHS rating) | UK:PG (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Rank Organisation, The

Trivia:

The coat used by Sid James is the same coat used by Richard Burton in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Towards the end of the film, when Lord Hampton and his men are preparing to rescue Queen Marie from the Tower, the gunpowder fuse used to blow up the gates goes out. When it does, you can see the line of gunpowder is about an inch too short and does not reach the barrel, meaning it was meant to go out in the first place.

Quotes:

Cardinal Wolsey: A drink, Ma'am?
Queen Marie: Thank you.
Cardinal Wolsey: I can heartily recommend the porter here.
Queen Marie: Really? Then do send him up to my room later.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006) (TV)

A Good Carry On Film

This farce about Henry the VIII is perfect fodder for the Carry On group. This film has the core cast which made the best Carry Ons. It stars the irrepressible Sid James as the king, along with the always fun to watch Kenneth Williams as Cromwell. That duo made the best Carry Ons, they just seemed to always work well together. Add in the always welcome Joan Sims, the always bubbly Barbara Windsor and the also welcome Charles Hawtrey as Sir Roger and you know you're going to enjoy this. There have been better Carry On films, and the film carries the usual sexual innuendos and once in a while too cheap laughs, but with this cast it hardly matters. Seek this out.