Carry on Columbus
| Carry On Columbus | |
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Original UK quad poster
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| Directed by | Gerald Thomas |
| Produced by | John Goldstone Peter Rogers (executive producer) |
| Written by |
Dave Freeman John Antrobus |
| Starring |
Jim Dale Bernard Cribbins Maureen Lipman Peter Richardson Alexei Sayle Jack Douglas Rik Mayall Charles Fleischer Larry Miller Leslie Phillips Julian Clary Sara Crowe Rebecca Lacey Nigel Planer June Whitfield Richard Wilson |
| Music by | John Du Prez |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Chris Blunden |
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| Distributed by | United International Pictures (UK) |
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Release date
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October 1992 |
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Running time
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91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £2,500,000 |
Carry On Columbus (1992) is the 31st and final film to date of the series of Carry On films to be made; it was a belated entry to the series, following 1978's Carry On Emmannuelle. It was produced to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas (two other more serious films on the subject, 1492: Conquest of Paradise and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery came out the same year).
Christopher Columbus (Jim Dale) believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King (Leslie Phillips) and Queen of Spain (June Whitfield) to finance his expedition. But the Sultan of Turkey (Rik Mayall), who makes a great deal of money through taxing the merchants who have to pass through his country on the current route, sends his best spy, Fatima (Sara Crowe), to wreck the trip...
The only main series regulars present are Jim Dale (in his eleventh Carry On), Peter Gilmore (also in his eleventh), Bernard Cribbins (in his third), Leslie Phillips (in his fourth), Jon Pertwee (in his fourth) and June Whitfield (also in her fourth). The only actor to bridge the gap between Carry On Columbus and the previous entry was Jack Douglas, making his eighth appearance in the series.
Original Carry On performer Frankie Howerd was signed up to appear, but he died shortly before he was due to film his role. His part as the King of Spain was offered to original series regular Bernard Bresslaw, who turned it down. Leslie Phillips eventually took on the role, playing opposite June Whitfield as the Queen, a role turned down by both Joan Sims and Barbara Windsor.
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