Carry on Spying

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Carry on Spying

1964

1h 27m

Comedy

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A British spy (Kenneth Williams) and his pupils are sent to recover a secret formula stolen by an agent of STENCH.

Variety Staff

Variety

Kenneth Williams' brand of camp comedy, while very funny in smallish doses, can pall when he has a lengthy chore as here. But Bernard Cribbins brings some useful virility to his fatuous role.

Oct 18, 2011

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Ian Nathan

Empire Magazine

More sprightly and less encumbered with the need to titillate that would ring-fence the Carry Ons in later life, there is a youthfulness about Spying that still remains fresher than the colour films.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 18, 2011

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MFB Critics

Monthly Film Bulletin

Straight off the Carry On assembly line, this spoof on James Bondery looses a few random and very limp satirical shafts, but is for the most part content to stick to routine.

Jan 25, 2018

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

Mercilessly ribbing the James Bond movies and Graham Greene's espionage entertainments, the ninth Carry On saw Barbara Windsor make her series debut as the most resourceful of a hamstrung quartet of agents sent to Vienna to recover a secret formula.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 18, 2011

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Sky Staff

Sky Cinema

The pace is faster than before and Kenneth Williams is a hoot as a hapless spy in Vienna.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 18, 2011

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TV Guide

One of the bright spots in the Carry On series.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 18, 2011

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Audience Member

One of the best, if not THE best Carry On films

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/20

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Audience Member

I had a feeling I wouldn't like these 'Carry On' movies and I was mostly right about that. There were some okay funny moments, but not enough.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Got love Kenneths performance

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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bill t

Another silly CO movie. This was not bad, though it does go all over the place.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Believe it or not, my very first Carry On movie and I selected the film Cubby Broccoli tried to shut down. Kenneth Williams is hilarious as inept spy Simpkins who manages to win just by being inept and lucky (much like Sterling Archer). Apparently this is the first Carry On to feature the catch phrase "stop messing about." Great fun all around and I've got Carry On Cleo up next

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Cribbins and Windsor together were a real winning team. The rest was amusing Sunday afternoon fare.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Synopsis

A British spy (Kenneth Williams) and his pupils are sent to recover a secret formula stolen by an agent of STENCH.

Director: Gerald Thomas
Producer: Peter Rogers
Screenwriter: Talbot Rothwell, Sid Colin
Production Co: Peter Rogers Productions
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: British English
Runtime: 1h 27m