Carry On Henry

"A great guy with his 'chopper'!"

1971 1h 29m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 70

AdventureComedyHistoryRomance

Synopsis

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Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry, she is always eating garlic, and refuses to stop. Deciding to get rid of her in his usual manner, Henry has to find some way of doing it without provoking war with Marie's cousin, the King of France. Perhaps if she had an affair...

“A great guy with his 'chopper'!”

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Cast

Sidney James
King Henry VIII
Kenneth Williams
Thomas Cromwell
Charles Hawtrey
Sir Roger de Lodgerley
Joan Sims
Queen Marie
Terry Scott
Cardinal Wolsey
Barbara Windsor
Bettina
Kenneth Connor
Lord Hampton of Wick
Julian Holloway
Sir Thomas

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gerald Thomas
Writers: Talbot Rothwell
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Carry On Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Gerald Thomas, shot by Alan Hume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alfred Roome shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sidney James and Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A great guy with his 'chopper'!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0066894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gerald Thomas directs. Alan Hume behind the camera. Alfred Roome cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Carry On Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Gerald Thomas, shot by Alan Hume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Alfred Roome shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sidney James and Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A great guy with his 'chopper'!".
8IMDB entry: tt0066894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "wife", "marriage", "castle", "satire".

The technical file

Cinematography: Alan Hume
Editing: Alfred Roome
Costume design: Courtenay Elliott
Makeup / hair: Stella Rivers
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Carry On Henry (1971)

Part of

Carry On Collection

This is classic British comedy at it's best! This collection contains all 31 hilarious Carry On movies. Starring: Kenneth Williams Charles Hawtrey Jim Dale Joan Sims Barbara Windsor Hattie Jacques Windsor Davies Valerie Leon Peter Butterworth Bernard Bresslaw Terry Scott Bill Maynard Phil Silvers Patsy Rowlands and Frankie Howerd.

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Community reviews

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John Chard2015-07-19
★ 7/10
Henry Tudor just got ruder! The 21st film of the long running Carry On series is a bawdy trip into the court of King Henry VIII (Sid James). The King has recently married Queen Marie of Normandy (Joan Sims) but since she eats too much garlic, thus putting the King off his conjugal rights, he plots to get her out the way. However, he must tread carefully as a war with France could easily arise should anything happen to the Queen. Some of the best colour Carry On movies would turn out to be set in an historical period. Carry On Henry is not one of the best from the historical romps, but it's a goodie and for those who like the saucy side of the series then it has plenty of appeal. The presence of James on womanising and boozing form, and Barbara Windsor doing her no brain all sexuality act, gives this entry its saucy soul, while Terry Scott (superb visual ticks), Kenny Williams (a continuously wonderful foil for Scott) and Charles Hawtrey mince about with gleeful abandon. The energy of the comedy is high and sustained throughout, while the art design and costuming is regal in production. The gunpowder plot forms a side-bar narrative, which is joyous but also shows us that Kenneth Connor is sadly under used, but the innuendo and purposely groan inducing gags are always on hand to tickle the senses of those so inclined towards this splinter of the popular British institution. 7/10
CinemaSerf2023-07-26
★ 6/10
..or "Carry on History"? Henry VIII (Sid James) manages to squeeze in two extra wives into this daft historical romp that sees Cardinal Wolsey (Terry Scott) and Lord Chancellor Cromwell (Kenneth Williams) having to run the gauntlet of the King's pleasure as he marries "Marie" (Joan Sims) then decides he needs to divorce her for "nonconsumption" so he can marry the playful young "Bettina" (Barbara Windsor). It's off with their heads a-plenty as the lustful king plays politics and romance much to the chagrin of his officials, and I thought - in quite an entertaining fashion. The script is riddled with double-entendres, but they are actually quite a bit cleverer this time and Williams, James and the often underused Charles Hawtrey (poor old "Sir Roger") deliver this film well enough. This was certainly one of my favourites from this gang - it looks good and maybe Guy Faulkes should have watched it first?