Carry On Up the Khyber (1968): Cast & Plot
Carry On Up the Khyber is a 1968 adventure comedy directed by Gerald Thomas, starring Sid James as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond, Joan Sims and Charles Hawtrey. It runs 1 hour 28 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 28m (88 min)
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Peter Rogers Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Carry On Up the Khyber About?
The premise of Carry On Up the Khyber without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Drafted into the hilariously chaotic British outpost at the Khyber Pass, Sir Sidney Ruff‑Diamond commands the quirky, kilt‑clad Third Foot and Mouth regiment. While the Khazi of Kalabar plots to wipe out the garrison, his own troops tremble at the legend of the ‘skirted‑devils’—rumoured to fight without any underwear. Expect slapstick mayhem and absurd bravado.
Carry On Up the Khyber Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- british comedy
- flag
- slapstick comedy
- farce
- double entendre
- sexual innuendo
- stiff upper lip
- gate
- turban
- cannon
- ensemble cast
- spoof
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- surrealism
- 1800s
- 1890s
- man wears glasses
- husband
- wife
- man faints
- man wears a turban
- man with a beard
- piggyback
- blackface
- tribesmen
- cheating on wife
- daughter
- dinner table
- destruction
- religion
- father
- coward
- massacre
- dinner
- execution
- underwear
- affair
- photograph
- tea
- cell
- missionary
- princess
- battle
- major
- private
- afghanistan
- disguise
- palace
- prisoners
- magician
- escape
Carry On Up the Khyber Cast & Characters
Sid James leads the cast as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond, with Joan Sims as Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond and Charles Hawtrey as Private Widdle. Directed by Gerald Thomas; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director Gerald Thomas
- Sid James as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
- Joan Sims as Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond
- Charles Hawtrey as Private Widdle
- Peter Gilmore as Private Ginger Hale
Also Starring in Carry On Up the Khyber
· 21 more- Bernard Bresslaw Bungdit Din
- David Spenser Bungdit Din's Servant
- Patrick Westwood Burpa
- Kenneth Williams Khasi of Khalabar
- Douglas Fielding Burpa in Crowd
- Wanda Ventham Khasi's First Wife
- Eve Eden Khasi's Wife
- Angela Douglas Princess Jelhi
- Roy Castle Captain Keene
- Peter Butterworth Brother Belcher
- Patrick Allen Narrator
- Julian Holloway Major Shorthouse
- Terry Scott Sergeant Major MacNutt
- Valerie Leon Hospitality Girl
- Michael Mellinger Chindi
- Cardew Robinson The Fakir
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- Derek Sydney Major Domo
- Steven Scott Burpa Guard
- Alexandra Dane Busti
- Leon Thau Stinghi
- Dominique Don Macnutt's Lure
More from Gerald Thomas
More films directed by Gerald Thomas: Carry On Columbus, Carry On Emmannuelle, Carry On England and Carry On Behind.
Carry On Up the Khyber Plot Summary
What happens in Carry On Up the Khyber from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond, Sid James, is Queen Victoria’s Governor in Kalabar, a provincial outpost near the Khyber Pass. The region is defended by the feared 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment, who are rumored to go into battle without any undergarments beneath their kilts. When a bumbling Private Widdle [Charles Hawtrey] is found wearing underpants after a confrontation with the warlord Bungdit Din [Bernard Bresslaw], leader of the Burpa tribe, the Khasi of Khalabar [Kenneth Williams] hatches a plan to use this embarrassing detail to spark a rebellion, attempting to debunk the “tough” image of the Devils in Skirts by proving that they do indeed wear underwear.
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Carry On Up the Khyber FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Carry On Up the Khyber, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Carry On Up the Khyber?
Carry On Up the Khyber runs 1 hour 28 minutes (88 minutes).
When was Carry On Up the Khyber released?
Carry On Up the Khyber was released on February 12, 1968.
Who directed Carry On Up the Khyber?
Carry On Up the Khyber was directed by Gerald Thomas.
More films by Gerald Thomas Who is in the cast of Carry On Up the Khyber?
Carry On Up the Khyber stars Sid James as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond, Joan Sims as Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond and Charles Hawtrey as Private Widdle, among 25 credited actors.
Does Carry On Up the Khyber have a post-credit scene?
No. Carry On Up the Khyber has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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