Up the Front

Up the Front

89 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1972

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. So with his yellow streak gone Lurk is down that army office before you can say "titter ye not." Off to war he goes, mingling with sexy spies like Zsa Zsa Gabor and before long, the spellbound recruit is heading hot-foot back to Blighty with the Germans' plan of attack tattooed on his bum, and the Germans are bringing up the rear...! Full of sauce, knowing real-life references and witty remarks to camera, this is a cheeky incorrigible final instalment.

Up the Front

89 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1972

Up the Front
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. So with his yellow streak gone Lurk is down that army office before you can say "titter ye not." Off to war he goes, mingling with sexy spies like Zsa Zsa Gabor and before long, the spellbound recruit is heading hot-foot back to Blighty with the Germans' plan of attack tattooed on his bum, and the Germans are bringing up the rear...! Full of sauce, knowing real-life references and witty remarks to camera, this is a cheeky incorrigible final instalment.
IMDb rating 4.5
Producers Anglo-EMI
Original title Up the Front
Directors Bob Kellett
Writers Eddie Braben, Sid Colin

Cast

Frankie Howerd

as Lurk

Bill Fraser

as Groping

Zsa Zsa Gabor

as Mata Hari

William Mervyn

as Lord Twithampton

Linda Gray

as Lady Twithampton

Jonathan Cecil

as Nigel Phipps-Fortescue

Madeline Smith

as Fanny

Nicholas Bennett

as Mallett

Mike Grady

as Newsboy

Dora Bryan

as Cora Crumpington

Stanley Holloway

as The Great Vincento

Peter Greenwell

as Pianist / Accordianiste / Leader of the orchestra

Barrie Gosney

as Stage Manager

Bob Hoskins

as Recruiting Sergeant

Lance Percival

as Von Gutz

Peter Bull

as Von Kobler

Leena Skoog

as Nurse