Up the Front (1972)

Name: Up the Front
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1972
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Frankie Howerd, Hermione Baddeley, Robert Coote, Bill Fraser, Lance Percival

1h 29m United Kingdom

Comedy

Plot

Frankie Howerd returns in his third Up... film, set against the backdrop of World War I. He portrays Lurk, a notorious coward desperately dodging the draft. A fateful night leads to a drunken hypnotist, Stanley Holloway, inadvertently instilling courage in Lurk, who finds himself unable to escape the spell. With newfound bravery, he rushes to enlist, encountering glamorous spies like Zsa Zsa Gabor. As chaos ensues, Lurk becomes an unwitting courier of vital German intelligence, hilariously tattooed on his backside. This cheeky and irreverent finale is packed with clever humor and playful nods to history.

Cast

Frankie Howerd Hermione Baddeley Robert Coote Bill Fraser Lance Percival Dora Bryan Peter Bull Jonathan Cecil Percy Herbert William Mervyn Madeline Smith Stanley Holloway Zsa Zsa Gabor David Battley Nicholas Bennett