Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
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This is an uneven though occasionally hilarious comedy about a remote British colony and diplomatic blunders. Terry-Thomas as a British diplomat and Peter Sellers as a nasty, vile Prime Minister on the island, tend to overshadow the roles they are playing. Carlton-Browne (Terry-Thomas) is sent to the remote island of Gaillardia to prevent any other powers from tapping into its potentially rich mineral deposits. The fact that the Brits have ignored Gaillardia for the last fifty years or that Carlton-Browne is a walking disaster does not stop the Foreign Office. Circumstances quickly spin out of control as the island colony heads toward revolution with a new, young king (Ian Bannen) on the throne. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jeffrey Dell, Roy Boulting, (more)
Synopsis of Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
This is an uneven though occasionally hilarious comedy about a remote British colony and diplomatic blunders. Terry-Thomas as a British diplomat and Peter Sellers as a nasty, vile Prime Minister on the island, tend to overshadow the roles they are playing. Carlton-Browne (Terry-Thomas) is sent to the remote island of Gaillardia to prevent any other powers from tapping into its potentially rich mineral deposits. The fact that the Brits have ignored Gaillardia for the last fifty years or that Carlton-Browne is a walking disaster does not stop the Foreign Office. Circumstances quickly spin out of control as the island colony heads toward revolution with a new, young king (Ian Bannen) on the throne. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Complete Cast of Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
- Terry-Thomas - Cadogen de Vere Carlton-Browne
- Luciana Paluzzi - Princess Ilyena
- Ian Bannen - Young King
- Raymond Huntley - Foreign Office Minister
- Irene Handl - Mrs. Carter
- Michael Ward - Hotel Receptionist
- Kynaston Reeves - Sir Arthur Carlton-Browne
- Marne Maitland - Archipelago
- Basil Dignam - Security Officer
- Marie Lohr - Lady Carlton-Browne
- James Dyrenforth - Admiral
- Peter Sellers - The Prime Minister
- Thorley Walters - Colonel Bellingham
- Miles Malleson - British Resident
- John Le Mesurier - Grand Duke
- Marianne Stone - Woman in Cinema
- John Van Eyssen - Hewitt
- Nicholas Parsons - Rodgers
- Ronald Adam - Sir John Farthing
- Sam Kydd - Signaller
- Harry Locke - Commentator
- John Glyn-Jones - Interviewer
- Director(s):
- Jeffrey Dell, Roy Boulting
- Writer(s):
- Roy Boulting, Jeffrey Dell
- Producer(s):
- John Boulting
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