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    Up the Front

    89'

    1972-07-14

    4.4

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

    Comedy

    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.

    WritingSid ColinDirectingBob Kellett

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    Cast

    1

    Private Lurk

    Frankie Howerd

    1

    Madame Monique

    Hermione Baddeley

    1

    General Burke

    Robert Coote

    1

    Sergeant Major Groping

    Bill Fraser

    1

    Colonel von Gutz

    Lance Percival

    1

    Auntie Cora Crumpington

    Dora Bryan

    1

    General von Kobler

    Peter Bull

    1

    Captain Nigel Phipps-Fortescue

    Jonathan Cecil

    1

    Corporal Lovechild

    Percy Herbert

    1

    Lord Twithampton

    William Mervyn

    1

    Fanny

    Madeline Smith

    1

    The Great Vincento

    Stanley Holloway

    1

    Mata Hari

    Zsa Zsa Gabor

    1

    Midgeley

    David Battley

    1

    Mallett

    Nicholas Bennett

    1

    Military Policeman

    Michael Brennan

    1

    Velma

    Veronica Clifford

    1

    Diplomat

    Mischa De La Motte

    1

    Muller

    Vernon Dobtcheff

    1

    General Burke's Aide-de-Camp

    Kenneth Fortescue

    1

    French Officer

    Robert Gillespie

    1

    Pianist / Accordianiste / Leader of the Orchestra

    Peter Greenwell

    1

    El Puncturo

    Derek Griffiths

    1

    Military Policeman

    Harvey Hall

    1

    Donner

    Gertan Klauber

    1

    Blitzen

    Stanley Lebor

    1

    Captain Hamburger

    Ingo Mogendorf

    1

    1st Buttercup Girl

    Toni Palmer

    1

    Magda

    Patricia Quinn

    1

    Lady Twithampton

    Linda Gray

    1

    Newsboy

    Mike Grady

    1

    Stage Manager

    Barrie Gosney

    3

    Recruiting Sergeant

    Bob Hoskins

    1

    Dispatch Rider

    Andy Bradford

    1

    Soldier

    Andrew McCulloch

    1

    Winking Soldier

    Alan Rebbeck

    1

    Frou Frou

    Bozena

    1

    Soldier at Monique's

    Ian Talbot

    1

    Fat Nurse

    Parnell McGarry

    1

    Nurse

    Leena Skoog

    1

    2nd Buttercup Girl

    Delia Sainsbury

    1

    Indian Officer

    Madhav Sharma

    1

    Buttercup Girl

    Lesley Anderson

    1

    Buttercup Girl

    Judy Gridley

    1

    Buttercup Girl

    Maggie Vincent

    1

    Buttercup Girl

    Wendy Lukins

    1

    French Girl

    Nicola Rowley

    1

    Waiter

    Pip Miller

    1

    Mademoiselle from Armentieres (uncredited)

    Liz Gold

    1

    Whore (uncredited)

    Jennifer Guy

    1

    British Officer (uncredited)

    Victor Harrington

    1

    Singing Soldier (uncredited)

    Sidney Kean

    1

    Lady Dancing at Ball (uncredited)

    Lorna Kilner

    1

    Prostitute (uncredited)

    Margaret Stuart

    1

    British Officer (uncredited)

    John Tatham

    1

    Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

    Joe Wadham

    1

    British Solider (uncredited)

    Ron Watkins

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Anglo-EMI
    • Vote Count: 17
    • Popularity: 0.6879
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Up the Front

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