Factual error: The song that Bo and the others use to trick Abdul into thinking there are reinforcements is "Durch die Grune Heide", a marching song used during the Second World War. However, the film is set in 1906.
Follow That Camel (1967)
1 factual error - chronological order
Directed by: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Jim Dale, Phil Silvers
Continuity mistake: During the dinner sequence, Angela Douglas is handed a letter. She is seen holding it with her right hand, but when the man seated next to her asks "What is it, my beloved?" we cut back to Angela and she is now holding the letter with her left hand.
Sgt. Nocker: Hold it baby. How about giving us the Dance of the Two Veils?
Corktip: You mean seven veils.
Sgt. Nocker: Why bother with preliminaries?
Trivia: Phil Silvers was dramatically losing his sight during filming, so he had to wear both contact lens and glasses.
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