Carry on Cleo
Caesar (Kenneth Williams) is invading Britain, with his best friend Mark Antony (Sid James) struggling to lead his armies through miserable weather. At a nearby village, caveman Hengist is the invent…
Carry on Cleo
Caesar (Kenneth Williams) is invading Britain, with his best friend Mark Antony (Sid James) struggling to lead his armies through miserable weather. At a nearby village, caveman Hengist is the inventor of the wheel but is being nagged by his wife Senna (Sheila Hancock). Senna declares that Hengist and his wheels will never amount to anything. Caveman Horsa sees that Hengist's wheels are square and thus decides to use them as window frames for his new invention, the window, which allows more sunlight into the house. Horsa has recently moved to the village and tells Hengist that where he comes from, wheels are typically round. Horsa and Hengist become friends and Horsa tell Hengist about his girlfriend Gloria, who was captured by the Romans and never seen again. The Romans attack the village. Horsa (Jim Dale) is captures while fighting the Romans, but Hengist escapes. Hengist Pod (Kenneth Connor) attempts to alert Boadicea of the invasion but is also captured by the Romans. The Romans transport their prisoners to Rome. Caesar is in England to oversee the invasion. Caesar complains about the cold in Britain and comments to Antony that perhaps the British do not want to be conquered. Caeser cannot stop sneezing due to the cold. Caesar is summoned back by his father-in-law Seneca (Charles Hawtrey) and he travels back with Mark Anthony. Seneca warns Caeser in the messenger stone tablet about the Ides of March. Seneca also says that in Caesar's absence, Brutus (Brian Oulton) tried to take over control of Rome and double cross Caesar. Caesar says that if anyone except him has to be Emperor, he would like it to be Antony. Calpurnia (Joan Sims) is Caesar's nagging wife & is angry that Caesar was away for 3 years & didn't take her with him. Calpurnia says that Caesar was enjoying himself while he claims that it was a purely business trip. Caesar has brought back slave Gloria (Julie Stevens) with him to serve him in Rome. Calpurnia is double angry at the sexy & buxom Gloria. Caesar is not very popular in Rome, despite conquering vast lands like Spain, Gual and Germanica, and bringing reforms, such as no spitting on public transport, in addition to building an empire and bringing prosperity to the people of Rome. Brutus addresses the senate and instigates them against Caeser, but when Caeser enters the Senate, Brutus changes his tune and says that there is unrest among the senators about the impending war between Ptolemy and Cleopatra in Egypt. Brutus says that there is a danger that if one of them amasses an army, they could lead an attack on Rome. Caesar tries to address the senate but refuses to commit to any action and his response is met by boos. Once in Rome, Mark Antony sells off all the slaves picked up during their conquests to slave traders. Horsa is sold to the slave-trading firm Marcus (Gertan Klauber) & Spencius (Warren Mitchell), and Hengist is destined to be thrown to the lions when none agree to buy him. Horsa and Hengist escape captivity and take refuge in the Temple of Vesta. Meanwhile Mark Antony tells Caesar that Ptolemy has amassed an army in Egypt & is marching on Alexandria. Caesar is not sure who to support in this power struggle. While hiding there, Julius Caesar (Kenneth Williams) also arrives at the temple to consult the Vestal Virgins to figure out who wins in the battle between Ptolemy & Cleopatra, but an attempt is made on his life by his bodyguard, Bilius (David Davenport). In the melee, Horsa kills Bilius and escapes, leaving Hengist to take the credit for saving Caesar's life and to be made Caesar's new bodyguard. When a power struggle emerges in Egypt, Mark Antony is sent to force Cleopatra (Amanda Barrie) to abdicate in favor of Ptolemy. Archimedes (Michael Ward) is Cleopatra's chief counselor. However, Mark Antony becomes besotted with her, and instead kills Ptolemy off-screen to win her favor. Cleopatra convinces Mark Antony to kill Caesar and become ruler of Rome himself so that they may rule a powerful Roman-Egyptian alliance together. After seducing one another, Mark Antony agrees, and plots to kill Caesar. Cleopatra says that as a Queen she cannot consort with anyone except the King. Antony returns to Rome & snares Caesar to travel to Egypt, telling him wild tales about Cleopatra's beauty & sexual prowess. Caesar decides to take Gloria as a gift for Cleopatra. Caesar and Hengist travel to Egypt on a galley, along with Agrippa (Francis De Wolff), whom Mark Antony has convinced to kill Caesar. However, Horsa has been re-captured and is now a slave on Caesar's galley. After killing the galley-master (Peter Gilmore), Horsa and the galley slaves kill Agrippa and his fellow assassins and swim to Egypt. Hengist, who had been sent out by Caesar (from his cabin on the ship) to fight Agrippa and was unaware of Horsa's presence on board, again takes the credit. Since all the slaves are gone, Seneca makes Caeser, Antony and Hengist to row the ship. Horsa and the other galley slaves reach the Egyptian shores. They plan to swim across the Nile to Cleopatra's palace, steal a galley and sail to Britain. Once at Cleopatra's palace, an Egyptian soothsayer (Jon Pertwee) warns Caesar of the plot to kill him, but Mark Anthony convinces Caesar from fleeing. Instead, Caesar convinces Hengist to change places with him, since Cleopatra and Caesar have never met. On meeting, Cleopatra lures Hengist alone into her bed chambers, who accidentally exposes both Cleopatra and Mark Antony as would-be assassins. Hengist jumps into bed with Cleopatra and collapses and this exposes Antony who was hiding under Cleopatra's bed. Hengist and Caesar then ally with Horsa (who had climbed the palace walls into Cleopatra's bed chambers where he finds Gloria and rescues her), and after defeating Cleopatra's bodyguard Sosages (Tom Clegg) in combat, Hengist and the party flee Egypt. Caesar is returned to Rome, only to be assassinated on the Ides of March. Horsa and Hengist return to Britain, and Mark Antony is left in Egypt to live "one long Saturday night" with Cleopatra.
Carry on Cleo
Adventure,Comedy,Romance
Film Details
Caesar (Kenneth Williams) is invading Britain, with his best friend Mark Antony (Sid James) struggling to lead his armies through miserable weather. At a nearby village, caveman Hengist is the inventor of the wheel but is being nagged by his wife Senna (Sheila Hancock). Senna declares that Hengist and his wheels will never amount to anything.
Caveman Horsa sees that Hengist's wheels are square and thus decides to use them as window frames for his new invention, the window, which allows more sunlight into the house. Horsa has recently moved to the village and tells Hengist that where he comes from, wheels are typically round. Horsa and Hengist become friends and Horsa tell Hengist about his girlfriend Gloria, who was captured by the Romans and never seen again.
The Romans attack the village. Horsa (Jim Dale) is captures while fighting the Romans, but Hengist escapes. Hengist Pod (Kenneth Connor) attempts to alert Boadicea of the invasion but is also captured by the Romans.
The Romans transport their prisoners to Rome. Caesar is in England to oversee the invasion. Caesar complains about the cold in Britain and comments to Antony that perhaps the British do not want to be conquered.
Caeser cannot stop sneezing due to the cold. Caesar is summoned back by his father-in-law Seneca (Charles Hawtrey) and he travels back with Mark Anthony. Seneca warns Caeser in the messenger stone tablet about the Ides of March.
Seneca also says that in Caesar's absence, Brutus (Brian Oulton) tried to take over control of Rome and double cross Caesar. Caesar says that if anyone except him has to be Emperor, he would like it to be Antony. Calpurnia (Joan Sims) is Caesar's nagging wife & is angry that Caesar was away for 3 years & didn't take her with him.
Calpurnia says that Caesar was enjoying himself while he claims that it was a purely business trip. Caesar has brought back slave Gloria (Julie Stevens) with him to serve him in Rome. Calpurnia is double angry at the sexy & buxom Gloria.
Caesar is not very popular in Rome, despite conquering vast lands like Spain, Gual and Germanica, and bringing reforms, such as no spitting on public transport, in addition to building an empire and bringing prosperity to the people of Rome. Brutus addresses the senate and instigates them against Caeser, but when Caeser enters the Senate, Brutus changes his tune and says that there is unrest among the senators about the impending war between Ptolemy and Cleopatra in Egypt. Brutus says that there is a danger that if one of them amasses an army, they could lead an attack on Rome.
Caesar tries to address the senate but refuses to commit to any action and his response is met by boos. Once in Rome, Mark Antony sells off all the slaves picked up during their conquests to slave traders. Horsa is sold to the slave-trading firm Marcus (Gertan Klauber) & Spencius (Warren Mitchell), and Hengist is destined to be thrown to the lions when none agree to buy him.
Horsa and Hengist escape captivity and take refuge in the Temple of Vesta. Meanwhile Mark Antony tells Caesar that Ptolemy has amassed an army in Egypt & is marching on Alexandria. Caesar is not sure who to support in this power struggle.
While hiding there, Julius Caesar (Kenneth Williams) also arrives at the temple to consult the Vestal Virgins to figure out who wins in the battle between Ptolemy & Cleopatra, but an attempt is made on his life by his bodyguard, Bilius (David Davenport). In the melee, Horsa kills Bilius and escapes, leaving Hengist to take the credit for saving Caesar's life and to be made Caesar's new bodyguard. When a power struggle emerges in Egypt, Mark Antony is sent to force Cleopatra (Amanda Barrie) to abdicate in favor of Ptolemy.
Archimedes (Michael Ward) is Cleopatra's chief counselor. However, Mark Antony becomes besotted with her, and instead kills Ptolemy off-screen to win her favor. Cleopatra convinces Mark Antony to kill Caesar and become ruler of Rome himself so that they may rule a powerful Roman-Egyptian alliance together.
After seducing one another, Mark Antony agrees, and plots to kill Caesar. Cleopatra says that as a Queen she cannot consort with anyone except the King. Antony returns to Rome & snares Caesar to travel to Egypt, telling him wild tales about Cleopatra's beauty & sexual prowess.
Caesar decides to take Gloria as a gift for Cleopatra. Caesar and Hengist travel to Egypt on a galley, along with Agrippa (Francis De Wolff), whom Mark Antony has convinced to kill Caesar. However, Horsa has been re-captured and is now a slave on Caesar's galley.
After killing the galley-master (Peter Gilmore), Horsa and the galley slaves kill Agrippa and his fellow assassins and swim to Egypt. Hengist, who had been sent out by Caesar (from his cabin on the ship) to fight Agrippa and was unaware of Horsa's presence on board, again takes the credit. Since all the slaves are gone, Seneca makes Caeser, Antony and Hengist to row the ship.
Horsa and the other galley slaves reach the Egyptian shores. They plan to swim across the Nile to Cleopatra's palace, steal a galley and sail to Britain. Once at Cleopatra's palace, an Egyptian soothsayer (Jon Pertwee) warns Caesar of the plot to kill him, but Mark Anthony convinces Caesar from fleeing.
Instead, Caesar convinces Hengist to change places with him, since Cleopatra and Caesar have never met. On meeting, Cleopatra lures Hengist alone into her bed chambers, who accidentally exposes both Cleopatra and Mark Antony as would-be assassins. Hengist jumps into bed with Cleopatra and collapses and this exposes Antony who was hiding under Cleopatra's bed.
Hengist and Caesar then ally with Horsa (who had climbed the palace walls into Cleopatra's bed chambers where he finds Gloria and rescues her), and after defeating Cleopatra's bodyguard Sosages (Tom Clegg) in combat, Hengist and the party flee Egypt. Caesar is returned to Rome, only to be assassinated on the Ides of March. Horsa and Hengist return to Britain, and Mark Antony is left in Egypt to live "one long Saturday night" with Cleopatra..