or The British Position in India			"Enlist in the Carry On army and see the world - of laughter"
"The wind seems a little strong tonight" "Whose?"	DVD UK	Spanish Poster		Turkish Poster

 

Running Time - 88m	Colour		Certificate - A
Budget - £260,000		UK Release - September 1968
Shot - 8 April 1968 - 31 May 1968

Foreign Titles
Denmark - Carry On Gunga Din	Poland - Argument in the Khyber
Hungary - Carry On Khyber Strait

 

The Stars
	Sidney James Kenneth Williams Charles Hawtrey Roy Castle Joan Sims Bernard Bresslaw Peter Butterworth Terry Scott Angela Douglas Cardew Robinson Julian Holloway Peter Gilmore Leon Thau Michael Mellinger Wanda Ventham David Spenser Johnny Briggs John Hallum Patrick Allen Valerie Leon	Sidney Ruff-Diamond The Khazi of Kalibar Private Widdle Captain Keene Lady Ruff-Diamond Bungdit Din Missionary Serg Major McNutt Princess Jelhi The Fakir Major Shorthouse Ginger Stinghi Chindi Wife No 1 Bungit Din's servant Sporran soldier Burpa Narrator Hospitality Girl

The Crew
Producer Director Screenplay Music Cinematographer Editor	Peter Rogers Gerald Thomas Talbot Rothwell Eric Rogers Alan Hume BSc Alan Roome

 

Synopsis The Khasi of Kalibar (Kenneth Williams) gets hold of some information, which proves that the ‘Devils in Skirts’, the men of the 3rd Foot and Mouth regiment, aactually wear something under their kilts and are not to be feared as the natives think. Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sidney James), the governor of India tries to convince the Khasi otherwise. One of the funniest scenes in the film is at the end when all the British officers are having a dinner party whilst all around them the Burpas are mounting a full scaled assault on their residence.  Walls are crumbling, windows are blowing in but inside the British are dining in style with stiff upper lips ignoring what is happening, all except the Missionary (Peter Butterworth) who tells them they all all ‘mad’. This is certainly one of the best, with all the actors having a good time on the screen.  Williams, with nostrils full-aflare, is at his best, and Bernard Bresslaw playing an Indian Thug carries the part off with a flourish, relishing the chance to pay a large character as opposed to his later roles as Sid’s bashful sidekick.

 

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