Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | |
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Directed by | Roy Boulting |
Written by | Jeffrey Dell |
Starring | Terry-Thomas Peter Sellers John Le Mesurier Ian Bannen |
Release date(s) | 1959 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. is a 1959 Boulting Brothers comedy film.
[edit] Plot
It is about an inept diplomat (played by Terry Thomas) who is sent to re-establish good relations with the mineral rich British pacific island colony of Gallardia, that has been forgotten for 50 years.
- In the United States the film was released under the title Man in a Cocked Hat.
[edit] Cast
- Terry-Thomas as Cadogen De Vere Carlton-Browne
- Peter Sellers as Prime Minister Amphibulos
- John Le Mesurier as the Grand Duke
- Ian Bannen as the young king
- Thorley Walters as Colonel Bellingham
- Luciana Paluzzi as Princess Ilyena
- Raymond Huntley as the Foreign Office Minister