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Bernard Bresslaw
Actor 1934 - 1993

Bernard Bresslaw

Stepney, London, England, UK

A RADA scholar who was spotted by Laurence Olivier, Bernard Bresslaw got professional security from the "Carry On" films but was typecast (as TV's The Army Game (1957) had done earlier). He was beginning to extend himself through stage work when, in 1993, just before a... Read full bio →

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Leon the Pig Farmer

Leon the Pig Farmer

Gary Sinyor, Vadim Jean 1993 1h 44m 5.0

An irreverent comedy is set in motion when Leon Geller, a sensitive Jewish man from London, learns that he is the product of an artificial insemination accident, and that his real father is a farmer from Yorkshire.

Krull

Krull

Peter Yates 1983 2h 1m 6.0

An army embarks on an immense and indescribable journey into the Black Fortress of the galaxies to subdue the planets where Krull has arranged the marriage of a Prince and Princes who are to join his alliance. English heroic fantasy film from 1983 with a fantastic score by James Horner.

Hawk the Slayer

Hawk the Slayer

Terry Marcel 1980 1h 33m 5.0

Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to live up to his title.

That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

Gerald Thomas 1977 1h 35m

Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film studios to unwrap some rib-tickling moments from the series.

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

Terry Gilliam 1977 1h 45m 6.9

A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Robert Stevenson 1975 1h 34m 6.0

Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.

Carry on Behind

Carry on Behind

Gerald Thomas 1975 1h 30m 6.0

The Carry on Gang doing archaeology at a camping site.

Vampira

Vampira

Clive Donner 1974 1h 28m 5.0

A faulty blood transfusion turns Dracula's wife black.

Carry on Dick

Carry on Dick

Gerald Thomas 1974 1h 31m 6.0

Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. Little do they know that the priest leads a double life. Then Madame Desiree and her "Birds of Paradise" arrive in the village...

Carry on Girls

Carry on Girls

Gerald Thomas 1973 1h 28m 7.0

Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the women's lib attempt to sabotage the contest.

Carry on Christmas

Carry on Christmas

Ronnie Baxter 1973 50m 3.0

In this fourth and final annual Christmas TV special, Sid is working as saucy Santa in a department store grotto. He reflects on how Christmas has been celebrated though the ages, aided by sketches from the team set in prehistoric, Georgian, World War 1 and Robin Hood times - not to mention a dance routine that's a real nutcracker.

Carry on Matron

Carry on Matron

Gerald Thomas 1972 1h 27m 6.0

A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises and infiltrate the hospital, but everything doesn't go according to plan.

Carry on Abroad

Carry on Abroad

Gerald Thomas 1972 1h 28m 7.0

A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar.

Up Pompeii

Up Pompeii

Bob Kellett 1971 1h 30m

A funny thing happens to Lurcio (Frankie Howerd) on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious scroll falls into his hands, listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero. And when the upstart slave is elected to infiltrate the ringleader's den, the comical ups-and-downs lead to total uproar.

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

Graham Stark 1971 1h 46m

This early Seventies British comedy takes us through seven short stories based on the Seven Deadly Sins. This film is a montage of different styles, from Spike Milligan's mainly silent "Sloth", to the leering Harry H Corbett in "Lust".

Carry on at Your Convenience

Carry on at Your Convenience

Gerald Thomas 1971 1h 30m 5.0

This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up with him. This is also the ideal opportunity for lots of lavatorial jokes...

Carry on Up the Jungle

Carry on Up the Jungle

Gerald Thomas 1970 1h 29m 7.0

The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expedition to find her long-lost baby. Bill Boosey is the fearless hunter and guide. Prof. Tinkle is searching for the rare Oozalum bird.

Carry on Loving

Carry on Loving

Gerald Thomas 1970 1h 28m 7.0

The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. Its owner, Sidney Bliss, has enough complications in his own love life, but still produces a pamphlet called "The Wit to Woo". The strange collection of hopefuls lead to some outlandish matches, and jealousies are bound to lead to trouble

Carry on Again Christmas

Carry on Again Christmas

Alan Tarrant 1970 50m 5.0

The second of the Carry On Christmas specials, this one loosely recounts the story of Treasure Island.

Moon Zero Two

Moon Zero Two

Roy Ward Baker 1969 1h 41m

The first moon "Western". J.J. Hubbard (Warren Mitchell) hires space salvage expert William Kemp (James Olson) to land a asteroid made of sapphire on the far side of the moon. But has he been told the full story?

Carry on Christmas

Carry on Christmas

Ronnie Baxter 1969 50m 6.0

Ebenezer Scrooge is a misery on Christmas, not allowing people money or doing anything to share Christmas cheer around his employees or acquaintances. While Scrooge is visited by three ghosts we see how his penny pinching has affected those around him.

Carry on Camping

Carry on Camping

Gerald Thomas 1969 1h 28m 7.5

Sid and Bernie plan a camping trip with girlfriends Joan and Anthea, hoping to visit a nudist camp. They stumble upon a bizarre group of campers, including sex-starved schoolgirls and hippie bands, leading to hilarious misadventures.

Carry On... Up the Khyber

Carry On... Up the Khyber

Gerald Thomas 1968 1h 28m 6.0

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe, but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas—he wants all the British dead. But his troops fear the 'skirted-devils, who are rumoured not to wear any underwear.

Follow That Camel

Follow That Camel

Gerald Thomas 1967 1h 35m 5.0

Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the Foreign Legion—with Simpson his manservant in tow. But the fort they get posted to is full of eccentric legionnaires, and there's trouble brewing with the locals too. Unbeknown to Bo, his lady love has followed him in disguise.

Carry on Doctor

Carry on Doctor

Gerald Thomas 1967 1h 34m 7.0

Francis Bigger, a notorious charlatan who tours the country lecturing on the subject of mind over matter, slips off the platform in the middle of his performance and ends up in hospital under the care of Dr Tinkle. The hospital is about to enter a period of total chaos.

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

Karel Reisz 1966 1h 37m 8.0

Morgan, an aggressive and self-admitted dreamer, a fantasist who uses his flights of fancy as refuge from external reality, where his unconventional behavior lands him in a divorce from his wife, Leonie, trouble with the police and, ultimately, incarceration in a lunatic asylum.

Carry on Screaming!

Carry on Screaming!

Gerald Thomas 1966 1h 37m 6.0

Carry on gang B-grade horror move farce

Carry on Cowboy

Carry on Cowboy

Gerald Thomas 1966 1h 33m 5.0

Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a "sanitary engineer" (plumber) by the name of Marshal P. Knutt is mistaken for a law marshal! Being the conscientious sort, Marshal tries to help the town get rid of Rumpo, and a showdown is inevitable.

It's All Happening

It's All Happening

Don Sharp 1963 1h 26m 6.0

Tommy Steele stars as a talent-spotter at a recording company who determines to organize a concert featuring all the most up-to-date singers and bands, in order that the orphanage where he was brought up be saved from closing.

The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

Lance Comfort 1959 1h 24m 6.0

Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'.

Carry on Nurse

Carry on Nurse

Gerald Thomas 1959 1h 26m 4.5

In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital altogether. The formidable Matron's debut gives everyone a chill every time she walks past, with only Reckitt standing up to her.

Blood of the Vampire

Blood of the Vampire

Henry Cass 1958 1h 27m 5.0

A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant.

Satellite in the Sky

Satellite in the Sky

Paul Dickson 1956 1h 25m 4.0

The British launch the world's first orbital vehicle. Their military sends a super-bomb along, which goes wrong and threatens the crew and a stowaway.

The Glass Cage

The Glass Cage

Montgomery Tully 1955 59m 5.0

Crowds flock to a carnival sideshow to see "The Starving Man", a heavyset man who claims he can go 70 days without eating. However, a couple of murders occur at the carnival, resulting in the police becoming involved.

The Men of Sherwood Forest

The Men of Sherwood Forest

Val Guest 1954 1h 17m

Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king from captivity in Germany. Though disguised as a troubadour, Robin is betrayed and captured.

Doctor in the House

Doctor in the House

Ralph Thomas 1954 1h 32m 6.0

The trials and tribulations of a group of medical students at St. Swithin's hospital in London, England.

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