Rent Don't Panic Chaps! (1959)
2.9 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 25min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- During World War II, four British soldiers are commissioned to set up an observation post on a seemingly deserted island in the Mediterranean. However, while surveying the island, the Brits come across four German soldiers holed up in a monastery. The Brits and the Germans agree to a truce, sharing the monastery together until either the British or German troops arrive. But when a shipwrecked Slavic girl ends up on the island, a battle over her erupts amongst the men.
- Actors:
- Dennis Price, George Cole, Thorley Walters, Nadja Regin, Harry Fowler, Percy Herbert, George Murcell, Nicholas Phipps, Terence Alexander, Gertan Klauber, Thomas Foulkes
- Directors:
- George Pollock
- Producers:
- Teddy Baird
- Writers:
- Jack Davies, Ronald Holroyd, Michael Corston
- Aka:
- Carry on Chaps! / Don't Panic Chaps
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/05/2026
- Run Time:
- 85 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- No Naughtiness (2019, 18 mins): Michael Corston reflects on a career writing comedy plays for radio with collaborator Ronald Holroyd
- Frightfully Funny (2026, 28 mins): film historian and author Jonathan Rigby on Hammer's Columbia comedies
- Differences Behind Us (2026, 9 mins): author Stephen Laws introduces the film
- Theatrical trailer
- Image galleries: promotional material and publicity manual
- World premiere on Blu-ray
