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Up the Front (1972)

July 14, 1972 (GB) Comedy • 89m

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.

Director

Bob Kellett

Top Billed

Frankie Howerd

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Frankie Howerd
Frankie Howerd

Private Lurk

Hermione Baddeley
Hermione Baddeley

Madame Monique

Robert Coote
Robert Coote

General Burke

Bill Fraser
Bill Fraser

Sergeant Major Groping

Lance Percival
Lance Percival

Colonel von Gutz

Dora Bryan
Dora Bryan

Auntie Cora Crumpington

Peter Bull
Peter Bull

General von Kobler

Jonathan Cecil
Jonathan Cecil

Captain Nigel Phipps-Fortescue

Percy Herbert
Percy Herbert

Corporal Lovechild

William Mervyn
William Mervyn

Lord Twithampton

Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway

The Great Vincento

Michael Brennan
Michael Brennan

Military Policeman

Kenneth Fortescue
Kenneth Fortescue

General Burke's Aide-de-Camp

Robert Gillespie
Robert Gillespie

French Officer

Peter Greenwell
Peter Greenwell

Pianist / Accordianiste / Leader of the Orchestra

Harvey Hall
Harvey Hall

Military Policeman

Ingo Mogendorf
Ingo Mogendorf

Captain Hamburger

Toni Palmer
Toni Palmer

1st Buttercup Girl

Linda Gray
Linda Gray

Lady Twithampton

Barrie Gosney
Barrie Gosney

Stage Manager

Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins

Recruiting Sergeant

Andy Bradford
Andy Bradford

Dispatch Rider

Alan Rebbeck
Alan Rebbeck

Winking Soldier

Bozena
Bozena

Frou Frou

Ian Talbot
Ian Talbot

Soldier at Monique's

Delia Sainsbury
Delia Sainsbury

2nd Buttercup Girl

Madhav Sharma
Madhav Sharma

Indian Officer

Lesley Anderson
Lesley Anderson

Buttercup Girl

Judy Gridley
Judy Gridley

Buttercup Girl

Maggie Vincent
Maggie Vincent

Buttercup Girl

Wendy Lukins
Wendy Lukins

Buttercup Girl

Nicola Rowley
Nicola Rowley

French Girl

Liz Gold
Liz Gold

Mademoiselle from Armentieres (uncredited)

Jennifer Guy
Jennifer Guy

Whore (uncredited)

Victor Harrington
Victor Harrington

British Officer (uncredited)

Sidney Kean
Sidney Kean

Singing Soldier (uncredited)

Lorna Kilner
Lorna Kilner

Lady Dancing at Ball (uncredited)

Margaret Stuart
Margaret Stuart

Prostitute (uncredited)

John Tatham
John Tatham

British Officer (uncredited)

Joe Wadham
Joe Wadham

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Ron Watkins
Ron Watkins

British Solider (uncredited)

Crew
Sid Colin
Sid Colin

Screenplay

Eddie Braben
Eddie Braben

Screenplay

Peter Greenwell
Peter Greenwell

Original Music Composer

Tony Spratling
Tony Spratling

Director of Photography

Seamus Flannery
Seamus Flannery

Production Design

Beryl Vertue
Beryl Vertue

Executive Producer



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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