
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.
Up the Front
July 14, 1972
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Cast (57)

Frankie Howerd
Private Lurk

Hermione Baddeley
Madame Monique

Robert Coote
General Burke

Bill Fraser
Sergeant Major Groping

Lance Percival
Colonel von Gutz

Dora Bryan
Auntie Cora Crumpington

Peter Bull
General von Kobler

Jonathan Cecil
Captain Nigel Phipps-Fortescue

Percy Herbert
Corporal Lovechild

William Mervyn
Lord Twithampton

Madeline Smith
Fanny

Stanley Holloway
The Great Vincento

Zsa Zsa Gabor
Mata Hari

David Battley
Midgeley

Nicholas Bennett
Mallett

Michael Brennan
Military Policeman

Veronica Clifford
Velma

Mischa De La Motte
Diplomat

Vernon Dobtcheff
Muller

Kenneth Fortescue
General Burke's Aide-de-Camp

Robert Gillespie
French Officer

Peter Greenwell
Pianist / Accordianiste / Leader of the Orchestra

Derek Griffiths
El Puncturo

Harvey Hall
Military Policeman

Gertan Klauber
Donner

Stanley Lebor
Blitzen

Ingo Mogendorf
Captain Hamburger

Toni Palmer
1st Buttercup Girl

Patricia Quinn
Magda

Linda Gray
Lady Twithampton

Mike Grady
Newsboy

Barrie Gosney
Stage Manager

Bob Hoskins
Recruiting Sergeant

Andy Bradford
Dispatch Rider

Andrew McCulloch
Soldier

Alan Rebbeck
Winking Soldier

Bozena
Frou Frou

Ian Talbot
Soldier at Monique's

Parnell McGarry
Fat Nurse

Leena Skoog
Nurse

Delia Sainsbury
2nd Buttercup Girl

Madhav Sharma
Indian Officer

Lesley Anderson
Buttercup Girl

Judy Gridley
Buttercup Girl

Maggie Vincent
Buttercup Girl

Wendy Lukins
Buttercup Girl

Nicola Rowley
French Girl

Pip Miller
Waiter

Liz Gold
Mademoiselle from Armentieres (uncredited)

Jennifer Guy
Whore (uncredited)

Victor Harrington
British Officer (uncredited)

Sidney Kean
Singing Soldier (uncredited)

Lorna Kilner
Lady Dancing at Ball (uncredited)

Margaret Stuart
Prostitute (uncredited)

John Tatham
British Officer (uncredited)

Joe Wadham
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Ron Watkins
British Solider (uncredited)
Crew (11)
Directing

Bob Kellett
Director
Writing

Eddie Braben
Screenplay

Sid Colin
Screenplay
Production
Sound

Peter Greenwell
Original Music Composer
Art

Seamus Flannery
Production Design
Camera

Tony Spratling
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
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Al Gell
Editor