Overview:
Danny La Rue stars in this 1970s drag comedy as Fred Wimbush, a Shakespearean actor who is drafted into WWII and is appearing in a camp show in France when the Nazis advance. Unless he continues in his female costume, Fred is certain to be shot as a spy. The risque gags and double entendres fly as he attempts to make his escape in the company of a troupe of Girl Guides.| Status: | Released (1972-12-14) |
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| Screen: | Hugh Leonard, Terence Feely, Ted Willis |
| Productions: | EMI, Willis Worldwide Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français, Deutsch |
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Recommendations
Casts
- 940070: Danny La Rue - Fred Wimbush
- 130178: Alfred Marks - General Brincker
- 94836: Lance Percival - Smallpiece
- 93326: Lally Bowers - Miss Flodden
- 47468: Frances de la Tour - Miss Lockhart
- 6610: Walter Gotell - Schmidt
- 2080540: Kristin Hatfield - Hilary (as Kristin Hatfeild)
Crews
- 2030296: Michael Hopkins - Sound Editor - Sound
- 92703: Bob Kellett - Director - Directing
- 1314342: Ted Morley - Assistant Director - Directing
- 93797: Hugh Leonard - Screenplay - Writing
- 1236666: Ted Willis - Story - Writing
- 26110: Terence Feely - Additional Writing - Crew
- 133041: Josephine Douglas - Producer - Production
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Reviews
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Review text:
La Rue was the UK's pre-eminent drag artist of the era and this was his only movie. This is a farce set in France in the early days of World War 2, as Germany invades and soldier La Rue, a third-rate music hall performer before being drafted, finds himself separated from his unit, i ....
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Hmmm. Unfortunately, here, Danny La Rue just never convinces at the Shakespearian actor "Fred Wimbush" in the first place and so for me this quickly descends into an hybrid of "La Grande Vadrouille" (1966) and a "Carry On" film - and not a very funny one, either. He and his troupe ar ....
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