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Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the cast.

París, siglo XVI. Esmeralda, una bella mujer gitana, canta y baila en un carnaval de mendigos, bajo la atenta mirada de tres hombres. Este encuentro marca un punto de inflexión en la vida de todos ellos. Gringoire, el idealista, pasa de ser un hombre de palabras a un hombre de acción cuando Esmeralda corre peligro. En la catedral, el sacerdote Dom Claude Frollo se acerca a la ventana, atraído por la voz de Esmeralda. Él, que ha dedicado toda su vida a Dios, no puede evitar sentir pasión por esta chica.

Documentary and celebration of the life and career of British comedian Kenneth Williams.

Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed when they lose everything in the stock market crash of 1929. Lee, a college-age young man, who now faces no possibility of entering college, decides to go on the road to see what is happening to the rest of the country.

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

El Gran Abdul está preocupado. Sus espías le han comunicado que un tal Cristóbal Colón prepara un viaje para descubrir nuevas rutas a las indias, lo que arruinará sus negocios. Por lo tanto decide enviar su mejor espía para intentar sabotear el viaje.

Adventurous Huck Finn prefers rafting on the Mississippi River rather than being a part of civilization.

An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts.

Una nave de la NASA demuestra que Einstein tenía razón cuando, viajando a mayor velocidad que la luz, aterriza en Camelot, el reino del Rey Arturo. A bordo van el bondadoso Tom Trimble y el robot Hermes. Tom hace rapidamente amigos, como la bonita Alisandre y enemigos, como el horrible Sir Nordred. Nordred está intentando derrocar a Arturo, mientras tanto, el padre de Alisandre no resulta ser la gallina que ella creía que era..... en ese momento llegan los americanos.

Twin brothers -- one rough and tough, the other a city-bred milquetoast -- compete for their father's fortune.

A made-for-TV retelling of the story "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," directed by Ben Rea, featuring Jim Dale as the Soldier, Freddie Jones as the destitute King, and Gloria Grahame as the Witch. Significant changes were made to the story, including reducing the number of princesses to six, and the soldier ultimately declining to marry any of the princesses due to their deceitful nature.

Pedro, un joven huérfano, huye a un pueblo de pescadores de Maine con su mejor amigo - un dragón entrañable, y a veces invisible llamado Elliott. Un amable farero (Mickey Rooney), y su hija Nora deciden alojarlos. Pero una broma de Elliott les mete en grandes problemas. Cuando unos vendedores sin escrúpulos tratan de capturar Elliott, Pedro debe intentar un audaz rescate.

Inglaterra, siglo XVIII. Joseph Andrews es un sirviente que trabaja para la señora Booby, una voluptuosa dama de la alta sociedad. A pesar de sus insinuaciones, Joseph se mantiene fiel a a su prometida Fanny. Por lo demás, Fanny es muy bella y son muchos los hombres que la cortejan.

Digby, el perro de Bill ingiere accidentalmente un formula para agrandar vegetales y acaba teniendo el tamaño de una avión de pasajeros. (FILMAFFINITY)

Londres, 1940.Un aspirante a músico de jazz y futura leyenda de la comedia , obedece a regañadientes su llamada a filas y se une al Regimiento Real de Artillería en Bexhill, donde comienza la formación para participar en la guerra.

Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever, it contrasts the appalling conditions in a overcrowded London hospital with a soap opera playing on the televisions there. In an ingenious touch, the same actors appear in the "real" story as well as the "TV" one, thus blurring the distinctions even further. Jack Gould directs such outstanding British actors as Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron, Jim Dale, Donald Sinden, Mervyn Johns, and, in only his second film, Bob Hoskins. The renowned Carl Davis composed the score.

Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. But others want to cash in on his good fortunes, and some just want him brought down a peg or two.

Three sailors on leave turn a British town upside down.

El popular Dr. Kilmore es despedido después de ser descubierto en una situación comprometida en la azotea de la casa de las enfermeras. Los pacientes están decididos a no perderlo.

Bertram Oliphant West (also known as Bo West) wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation. 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 is trouble brewing with the locals too. Unbeknown to Bo, his lady love has followed him in disguise...

A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion.

The time of the French revolution, and Citizen Robespierre is beheading the French aristocracy. When word gets to England, two noblemen, Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy Pue take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and becomes "The Black Fingernail", scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police.

The sinister Dr Watt has an evil scheme going. He's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. Fortunately for Dr Watt, Detective-Sergeant Bung is on the case, and he doesn't have a clue! In this send up of the Hammer Horror movies, there are send-ups of all the horror greats from Frankenstein to Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde.

Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a 'sanitary engineer' named 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. Marshal has two aids—revenge-seeking Annie Oakley and his sanitary expertise.

Atraco imperfecto está protagonizada por Sydney James, Dick Emery y Lance Percival como un trío de ladrones de banco no muy brillantes. Tras salir de prisión después de 15 años, los tres muchachos acuden al árbol bajo el que habían escondido el dinero robado. Pero al lado del árbol, existe ahora una comisaría de policía... ¿Cómo conseguirán estos sinvergüenzas recuperar su botín?.

Dos británicos son capturados y esclavizados por los invasores romanos y llevado a Roma. Hengist Pod crea inventos inútiles, mientras Horsa es un luchador valiente y astuto. En uno de sus primeros encuentros en Roma Hengist deja de ser confundido con un luchador, y se establece en la Guardia Real para proteger a Cleopatra. Cleo no lo quiere cerca y comienza a manipular para su desaparición repentina.

Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and Charlie Bind, aided and abetted by the comely Agent Honeybutt and Agent Crump, battle against the evil powers of international bad guys STENCH and their three cronies.

Tenth entry in the Carry On series. Able seaman Poop-Decker signs up for adventure on the high seas with the wicked Captain Fearless. Those swabbing the decks include Juliet Mills, Charles Hawtrey and Donald Houston. The film was originally to be titled Up the Armada, but the British Board of Film Censors objected to such a rude title.

The film follows Jack Hopkins (played by Michael Craig), an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss (played by Cecil Parker) is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane that Jack has designed to American millionaire Paul Fisher (Alan Hale, Jr.). The first encounter between Fisher and Jack goes badly, and tensions only heighten after Fisher's daughter Kathy (Anne Helm) damages Jack's prize traction engine "The Iron Maiden", rendering it impossible to drive solo. Jack is desperate to enter the annual Woburn Abbey steam rally with the machine, but his fireman is injured and unable to participate. When all seems lost the millionaire himself is won over by Jack's plight and joins him in driving the engine; the two soon become firm friends.

Speedee Taxis is a great success, which means its workaholic owner Charlie starts neglecting Peggy, his wife. Suddenly a fleet of rival taxis appears from nowhere and start pinching all the fares. The rivals are Glamcabs, and they have a secret weapon. All their drivers are very attractive women! Who's behind Glamcabs? It's open warfare and only one fleet can survive!

Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up her first job as District Nurse. She soon overcomes the suspicion of her patients used to someone rather older, while becoming romantically involved with a local farmer - at least until he tries to evict a newly-arrived expectant couple who park their caravan on his land.

'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music students who move into a shared flat in order to cut costs and have somewhere to practice their instruments. Things get tricky when Mervyn Hughes (Phillips) accidentally sells one of his compositions to an advertising agency and risks losing his scholarship. Can he and his friends find a way to raise the money to buy back the song rights?

A spin-off from the BBC television show. At the suggestion of her girlfriend, a young singer decides to try and make her name in London. Catching the overnight '6.5 Special' the two find the train full of 1950's British pop stars only too ready to burst into song. As the presenters of the show are also on board, our heroine is assured of a spot on the following Saturday's 'Six Five Special'.

A dramatised training film for the Military Police showing the correct methods and procedures that should be used in solving a crime.

After twenty years as a struggling variety turn and then a prolific scriptwriter and television star, comic genius Marty Feldman found screen stardom with his very first Hollywood role in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein. With his wife Lauretta as the power behind the throne, his rise and fall and decline is related through bittersweet memories of the past and intoxicated infidelities in the present.