Stars: Phil Silvers, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Peter Butterworth, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw, Angela Douglas, Anita Harris

Director: Gerald Thomas

Summary: The Foreign Legion will never be the same again as Beau Jest appears in this not quite historical romp!

A slight diversion into the desert for the Carry On team this as the starring role goes to the legendary American Phil Silvers who plays (in what's practically a reprise of his Bilko role) an officer in the Foreign Legion who finds himself in charge of an Englishman (Jim Dale) who has joined to prove his honour after being accused of cheating at cricket.

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In Carry On Follow That Camel, Sergeant Bilko himself, Phil Silvers, lends lustre and trademark spectacles to this 1967 desert spectacle following the adventures of a group of foreign legionnaires who find themselves besieged by a bloodthirsty band of Bedouins. Silvers plays Sergeant Nocker, a rogue cast firmly in the Bilko mould, who takes a dislike to new recruit Jim Dale, a young upper class gent forced to join the legion following disgrace at a cricket match. He's accompanied, naturally, by his faithful manservant (Peter Butterworth), with the pair showing a fine disregard for the austere requirements of the Foreign Legion. However, once they reach an agreement with Sergeant Nocker, they can join forces to repel the Bedouins, led, not unpredictably, by Bernard Bresslaw.

This is vintage Carry On, in spite of Sid James' absence. Kenneth Williams' performance is subdued by having to deliver the usual puns ("zere are a couple of points I still need to go over", he informs busty Joan Sims) in a mangled French accent but Silvers gets into the right mode of delivering broad comedy with subtle inflections. Peter Butterworth draws the short straw this time and must feature in the obligatory cross-dressing scene, while Charles Hawtrey is a splendidly unconvincing hardened legionnaire. As for Bresslaw, can any other British actor, with the exception of Sir Alec Guinness, have distinguished himself in such a variety of multi-ethnic roles?

On the DVD:Sadly, there are no extra features except scene selection. The picture ratio is 4:3. --David Stubbs

Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Photo Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Phil Silvers Interview, Film Trivia Notes, Audio Commentary With Jim Dale
Year:	1967
Release Date:	February 17, 2003
Runtime:	94 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	37115 03423
Keywords:	Special, That, Comedy, General, Camel, Carry, Follow, Edition
Genre:	Comedy