Don't Lose Your Head

Don't Lose Your Head (1967)

Carry On laughing until you have hysterics, but... Don't Lose Your Head!

Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to England, noblemen Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy Pue take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and becomes 'The Black Fingernail' scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police.

Date of release
1967-03-02
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (63)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Gerald Thomas
Collection
Carry On Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Pinewood Studios

Don't Lose Your Head is a 1967 British swashbuckling comedy film, the 13th in the series of 31 Carry On films (1958–1992). Set in France and England in 1789 during the French Revolution, it is a parody of Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel. Of the series' regular cast, it features Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, and Joan Sims. French actress Dany Robin makes her only Carry On appearance.

Filming and locations

Filming dates – 12 September–28 October 1966

Marble Hall, Clandon House, Guildford, Surrey, England

Clandon House, Guildford, Surrey, England

Claydon Park, Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England

Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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