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Up the Front (1972) - film review

  Bob Kellett Comedystars 2
Summary
Up the Front is a British film comedy first released in 1972, directed by Bob Kellett.  The film stars Frankie Howerd, Bill Fraser, William Mervyn, Linda Gray and Jonathan Cecil.  Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.

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Credits
  • Director: Bob Kellett
  • Script: Sid Colin, Eddie Braben, Roy Tuvey, Maurice Sellar, Peter Vincent, Bob Hedley
  • Photo: Tony Spratling
  • Music: Peter Greenwell
  • Cast: Frankie Howerd (Lurk), Bill Fraser (Groping), William Mervyn (Lord Twithampton), Linda Gray (Lady Twithampton), Jonathan Cecil (Nigel Phipps-Fortescue), Madeline Smith (Fanny), Nicholas Bennett (Mallett), Mike Grady (Newsboy), Dora Bryan (Cora Crumpington), Stanley Holloway (The Great Vincento), Veronica Clifford (Velma), Peter Greenwell (Pianist), Barrie Gosney (Stage Manager), Bob Hoskins (Recruiting Sergeant), Lance Percival (Von Gutz), Peter Bull (Von Kobler), Vernon Dobtcheff (Muller), Ingo Mogendorf (Capt. Hamburger), Gertan Klauber (Donner), Stanley Lebor (Blitzen), Percy Herbert (Cpl. Lovechild), David Battley (Midgeley the Cook), Andy Bradford (Despatch Rider), Andrew McCullough (Soldier), Alan Rebbeck (Winking soldier), Hermione Baddeley (Monique), Bozena (Frou Frou), Ian Talbot (Monique’s soldier), Parnell McGarry (Fat nurse), Leena Skoog (Nurse), Toni Palmer (1st Buttercup Girl), Delia Sainsbury (2nd Buttrcup Girl), Michael Brennan (MP), Harvey Hall (MP), Zsa Zsa Gabor (Mata Hari), Patricia Quinn (Magda, Mata Hari’s maid), Robert Coote (Gen. Burke), Kenneth Fortescue (Gen. Burke’s ADC), Mischa De La Motte (Diplomat), Madhav Sharma (Indian Officer), Robert Gillespie (French Officer), Derek Griffiths (El Puncturo), Lesley Anderson (Can Can dancer), Judy Gridley (Can Can dancer), Maggie Vincent (Can Can dancer), Wendy Lukins (Can Can dancer), Nicola Rowley (French Girl), Philip Miller (Waiter), Liz Gold (Mademoiselle from Armentieres), Jennifer Guy (Whore), Sidney Kean (Singing Soldier)
  • Country: UK
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 89 min




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