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Carry On Cleo
Comedy
Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Julius Caesar.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy broad historical spoofing, theatrical performances, and fast-moving comic misunderstandings.
- Tone
- playful, campy, lighthearted
- Payoff
- amusement
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- gentle
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- mistaken identity, social hierarchy, friendship, political absurdity
- Setting
- ancient imperial era, conquered provinces and lavish royal courts
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