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Carry On Cleo

Comedy • Classics, Comedy, UR

Enslaved by the invading Roman army, Hengist Pod and Horsa are sent to Ancient Rome to be auctioned off – that is until they hatch a plan to escape. In their bid to free themselves from captivity Hengist finds himself confused for a gladiator and becomes drafted into Cleopatra’s private guard. Meanwhile a plot to overthrow the desperately unpopular Julius Caesar starts to brew…

Tags
Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome
Cast
Sidney James Mark Antony
Kenneth Williams Julius Caesar
Kenneth Connor Hengist Pod
Charles Hawtrey Seneca
Joan Sims Calpurnia
Crew
Gerald Thomas director

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