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Up the Front(1972)

PG07/14/1972 (GB)Comedy1h 29m
42%

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When only Frankie's cheek could save Britain from the Hun!

Overview

In Frankie Howerd's third Up... film it's World War I and he plays Lurk, an absolute cowerd, er coward. He's evading the call-up for all he's worth. But one evening he's hypnotised by a drunken hypnotist (Stanley Holloway) into being brave, but he fails to be released from it. So with his yellow streak gone Lurk is down that army office before you can say "titter ye not." Off to war he goes, mingling with sexy spies like Zsa Zsa Gabor and before long, the spellbound recruit is heading hot-foot back to Blighty with the Germans' plan of attack tattooed on his bum, and the Germans are bringing up the rear...! Full of sauce, knowing real-life references and witty remarks to camera, this is a cheeky incorrigible final instalment.

Bob Kellett

Director

Movie Cast

Frankie Howerd photo

Frankie Howerd

Private Lurk

Hermione Baddeley photo

Hermione Baddeley

Madame Monique

Robert Coote photo

Robert Coote

General Burke

Bill Fraser photo

Bill Fraser

Sergeant Major Groping

Lance Percival photo

Lance Percival

Colonel von Gutz

Dora Bryan photo

Dora Bryan

Auntie Cora Crumpington

Peter Bull photo

Peter Bull

General von Kobler

Jonathan Cecil photo

Jonathan Cecil

Captain Nigel Phipps-Fortescue

Percy Herbert photo

Percy Herbert

Corporal Lovechild

William Mervyn photo

William Mervyn

Lord Twithampton

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyAnglo-EMI

Original LanguageEnglish

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