Carry On Don't Lose your Head
1966
During the French Revolution, two adventurous English aristocrats secretly rescue doomed nobles from the guillotine as the mysterious Black Fingernail, evading a bumbling revolutionary leader through disguises, duels, and daring escapes, while navigating love and intrigue.
Director
- Gerald Thomas
Cast
- Sid James
- Kenneth Williams
- Jim Dale
- Charles Hawtrey
- Peter Butterworth
- Joan Sims
- Dany Robin
- Peter Gilmore
- Marianne Stone
- Michael Ward
Filming Locations
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Black Park
Black Park's woodland was used for outdoor location scenes in the French Revolutionary setting, providing forest and countryside backdrops for the adventure sequences.
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Clandon Park
The Marble Hall at Clandon House in West Clandon near Guildford was used for the formal ball scene in which Citizen Camembert spies on Sir Rodney as he dances; the exterior of Clandon House was also used.
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Cliveden House
Cliveden House near Taplow served as the English country seat of Sir Rodney Ffing (Sid James), used for exterior scenes of his home.
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Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor's château-style façade was used as the exterior of Chateau Neuf, the French headquarters of Citizen Camembert, making it the first film to use the manor as a location.