Up the Front (1972)
- PG
 - 07/14/1972 (GB)
 - Comedy
 - 1h 29m
 
When only Frankie's cheek could save Britain from the Hun!
Overview
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.
Eddie Braben
ScreenplayBob Kellett
DirectorSid Colin
ScreenplayCast
    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