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Raising the Wind

A laugh in every note!

1961 1 hour 31 minutes
61/100

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'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music students who move into a shared flat in order to cut costs and have somewhere to practice their instruments. Things get tricky when Mervyn Hughes (Phillips) accidentally sells one of his compositions to an advertising agency and risks losing his scholarship. Can he and his friends find a way to raise the money to buy back the song rights?

Released

6th September 1961

65 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 31 minutes

Finishes at 3:44pm

Ratings and awards

  • IMDB Logo

    5.9/10

  • TMDb Logo

    63%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    61%

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Directed by

Gerald Thomas

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Written by

Bruce Montgomery

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