Raising the Wind (1961 film)

Raising the Wind
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Directed byGerald Thomas
Written byBruce Montgomery
Produced byPeter Rogers
Starring
CinematographyAlan Hume
Edited byJohn Shirley
Music byBruce Montgomery
Distributed byAnglo-Amalgamated
Release date
  • 7 September 1961 (1961-09-07) (London)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Raising the Wind (US: Roommates) is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser, Eric Barker and Sid James. The storyline, screenplay and musical score of the film were by Bruce Montgomery.[1]

Raising the Wind uses a cast of actors drawn from the Carry On and Doctor films that were popular at the time, although it is not an official member of either series.

It is set in an elite music school. The title is typical British comedy double entendre of the period: normally connected to the act of belching, but here also referring to the woodwind section of an orchestra.

  1. ^ "Raising the Wind". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 5 January 2024.