Frankie Howerd
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Up the Front is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Frankie Howerd, Bill Fraser, and Hermione Baddeley. Set during the First World War, it is the third film spin-off from the television series Up Pompeii!
Dec 20, 2023 · Up The Front. Lurk is a cowardly servant for an affluent family when World War I breaks out, but under hypnosis, he joins the cause and winds up in France. Can he make it back home before the enemy nabs him? Starring: Za Za Gabor, Bill Frazer, Frankie Howard, Lance Percival. Contains: Sexual References, Mild Course Language
- 85 min
Up the Front: Directed by Bob Kellett. With Frankie Howerd, Bill Fraser, William Mervyn, Linda Gray. Frankie Howerd stars as a cowardly boot-boy who goes to war in 1914 after being hypnotized to save England. With a German master plan tattooed, he tries to hand over plans to the British.
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- Comedy
- Bob Kellett
- 1972-07-14
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- Bob Kellett
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1972 1h 28m Comedy. List. NEW Updates to the Score. The Audience score is now the Popcornmeter. Read More. An English servant does his World War I duty with an enemy tattoo on his behind. Content...
- Comedy
- Frankie Howerd, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Bill Fraser
- Bob Kellett
A comedy film about a cowardly boot-boy who is hypnotised to go to war and deliver the German master plan to the British. The film has no synopsis or taglines on IMDb, only a brief description and a tag.
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.
