History Film / DontLoseYourHead

** Pommfrit in English (directly translated) is "potato chips".

* TerribleTrio: Camembert, Bidet and Desiree.

** Jacqueline is imprisoned in Chateau Neuf in order for the Black Fingernail to be trapped by the police. Translated into English, "Chateau Neuf" is "Castle Nine", or "the ninth castle", so what happened to the other eight? Maybe the police burned them all down to get the aristocrats out.

* DirtyCoward: Camembert, who looks down on everyone and thinks he's SurroundedByIdiots, but asks for help and begs for mercy when the tabels are turned.

* BumblingSidekick: Bidet.

* HyperCompetentSidekick: Darcy.

* WindowPain: Several of Camembert's valuable stained glass windows get broken during the climactic fight at his chateau. Also Bidet in Calais and Sir Rodney's entrance to the Chateau Neuf.

* KarmaHoudini: Robespierre never gets his just desserts, unless you include the fact that the Black Fingernail captured and impersonated him to find out where Jacqueline was, and then, in their haste to catch up to him, Camembert and Bidet left him tied up in his office.

** Both Camembert and Bidet at the end when [[spoiler:it is revealed Sir Rodney is the executioner who is about to finish them both off. Camembert especially.]]

* ImplausibleDeniablity: Even when it's blatantly obvious that Camembert and Bidet have captured Jacqueline instead of the Black Fingernail, Camembert still refuses to admit he's wrong, much to Robespierre's frustration. He only stops after Robespierre shouts at him to admit his mistake.

'''Lord Darcy:''' That's what I said to Rodney when I saw the postcard.
'''Citizen Camembert:''' Forgive me, gentlemen. I fin this conversation rather boring! ''[turns away]''\\

* YouExclamation: Two, both said to Sir Rodney.
** The first is said by Desiree after Sir Rodney crashes through a window and lands on the bed near her.
** The second is after Desiree smuggles Sir Rodney into the Jacqueline's room in the Chateau Neuf and he emerges from under her dress. This time, Jacqueline says it.

* BigWhat: Camembert after Bidet tells him that the insurance salesman and Pommfrit have escaped from the square. Seconds later, Camembert realizes the insurance salesman was the Black Fingernauil after spotting his calling card.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When the Black Fingernail steals Camembert's horse in Calais, Bidet spots the calling card and shouts, "The Black Fingernail!" Camembetr responds by thinking aloud that it would be impossible for the Black Fingernail to impersonate the horse, even for a master of disguise.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Camembert attempting to pass Jacqueline off as the Black Fingernail to Robespierre, who points out it's actually a woman. Camembert tries to justift it with this trope, and by saying that the Fingernail is a master of deception and rode all the way from Calais sidesaddle.

* LoveableRogue: As with pretty much any ''Film/CarryOn'' character played by Sid James.

** Robespierre implicitly threatens Camembert twice and Bidet once with the guillotine early on in the film for their incompetence. [[This very fate befalls the two of them in the penultimate scene.]]

* FateWorseTheDeath: Sir Rodney references this trope when he wonders aloud what might be happening to Jacqueline inside the Bastille.

-->'''Camembert:''' The taking of snuff is a vice of the degenerate aristocracy... and I love it."

** Malabonce, seconds before he realizes [[spoiler:Camembert is about to kill him with the guillotine as a result of The Black Fingernail's trick.]] Shortly followed by a MyGodWhatHaveIDone on [[spoiler:Camembert's]] part.

* WindowPain: Several of Camembert's valuable stained glass windows get broken during the climactic fight at his chateau. Also Bidet in Calais.

** Inverted with the French soldiers wearing mostly blue uniforms, even though they may only be {{PunchClockVillain}}s.

* DumbassHasAPoint: Bidet says that after Camembert has the Black Fingernail in his office disguised as a woman ([[UnsettlingGenderReveal after they realize it]]), that if they're quick, they can catch him before he can get out of the city. Offset by the Black Fingernail disguising himself as their coachman to get through the roadblocks.

* BanisterSlide: Sir Rodney during the climactic fight.

** [[spoiler:Camembert says at the beginning that Malabonce will have to go. About fifteen minutes into the film, he does, courtesy of Camembert himself.]]
** [[spoiler:Robespierre implicitly threatens Camembert twice and Bidet once with the guillotine early on in the film for their incompetence. This very fate befalls the two of them in the penultimate scene.]]

** Camembert about fifteen minutes into the film, after [[spoiler:The Black Fingernail has tricked him into killing Malabonce with the guillotine and allowing the Duc de Pommfrit to escape.]] He even says "What have I done?" after doing it.
** Near the end, [[spoiler:Camembert grabs a pike off the wall and attempts to run Sir Rodney through with it but misses and kills the soldier he was fighting, making [[AmusingInjuries a hilarious noise]] as it happens.]] Again, he says "What have I done?"

-->--'''Citizen Camembert'''

'''Lord Darcy''': That's what I said to Rodney when I saw the postcard.

---> '''Citizen Robespierre:''' Now, listen, Camembert. I want this Fingernail caught. Do you understand me?\\

--> '''Lady Binder''': You've always had magnificent balls, and I wouldn't miss one of them!

--> '''Citizen Camembert''' ''[watching Desiree struggle to stand upright in the carriage]'' Well, come along. What's the matter with you?
--> '''Desiree Dubarry:''' It's these humpback bridges and these English roads. I shan't be able to sit down for a week.
-->'''Citizen Camembert:''' ''[disgustedly]'' You shouldn't be so vulgar.

--> '''Sir Rodney (Black Fingernail)''': Are you fully covered?
--> '''Citizen Camembert''': ''[worried, protectively touching his chest]'' I hope so!

-->'''Camembert''': Not all are as loyal to me as you are, my faithful Bidet.

R** Sir Rodney inspects the guillotine and claims that it's not working because of "a kink". The executioner refuses to believe that he's got a "kinky runner."

--> '''Citizen Camembert'' ''[watching Desiree struggle to stand upright in the carriage]'' Well, come along. What's the matter with you?

Rodney inspects the guillotine and claims that it's not working because of "a kink". The executioner refuses to believe that he's got a "kinky runner."

** --> '''Citizen Camembert'': ''[watching Desiree struggle to stand upright in the carriage]'' What's the matter with you?
'''Desiree Dubarry''': It's these long hills and English country roads. I shan't be able to sit down for a week.
'''Citizen Camembert''': ''[disgustedly]'' You shouldn't be so vulgar.

'''Citizen Camembert''': [worried, protectively touching his chest] I hope so!

'''Citizen Camembert:''' He'll have to "go"!\\
* HighHeelFaceTurn: Desiree.

* FailedASpotCheck: Camembert and Bidet fail to notice a few times that some people they come across look the same or not what they're meant to look like, namely when Sir Rodney is in disguise, even when able to clearly see his face. This counts with Darcy and Pommfrit as well when they are dressed as soldiers, up until the scenes in the Chateau Neuf.

-->'''Citizen Camembert:''' We'll have to ''alle''!\\
'''Citizen Bidet:''' "We'll have to" what?\\
'''Citizen Camembert:''' "Go"!

* {{Narcissist}}: Camembert. If it wasn't for his bigheadedness and arrogance (which sometimes leads to incompetence), he might have actually succeeded in capturing Sir Rodney. Examples:

** When it's revealed he purloined the Chateau Neuf from a now-dead French prince, he simply sneers "Never mind Jacques. I'm all right!"

* PairTheSpares: [[spoiler:PLayed straight with Desiree and Pommfrit, as they end up married in the final scene.]] Averted with Darcy.

* ExactWords: Sir Rodney tells Desiree that if she helps him rescue Jacqueline, she'll marry the title she wants. [[spoiler:However, he never said that title was him. Lampshaded in the final scene, where she ends up married to Pommfrit instead.]]