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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Richard Lester

1966 • 1h 37m

A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

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Cast

Zero Mostel

Zero MostelPseudolus

Jack Gilford

Jack GilfordHysterium

Phil Silvers

Phil SilversMarcus Lycus

Buster Keaton

Buster KeatonErronius

Michael Crawford

Michael CrawfordHero

Annette Andre

Annette AndrePhillia

Michael Hordern

Michael HordernSenex

Leon Greene

Leon GreeneMiles Gloriosus

Roy Kinnear

Roy KinnearGladiator Instructor

Alfie Bass

Alfie BassGatekeeper

John Bluthal

John BluthalRoman Chief Guard

Pamela Brown

Pamela BrownHigh Priestess

Patricia Jessel

Patricia JesselDomina

Beatrix Lehmann

Beatrix LehmannDomina's Mother

Frank Thornton

Frank ThorntonSlave Driver

Crew

Melvin Frank

Melvin FrankScreenplay

Richard Lester

Richard LesterDirector

Richard Williams

Richard WilliamsOpening Title Sequence

Tony Walton

Tony WaltonCostume Design

Joaquín Gómez

Joaquín GómezStunts

Nicolas Roeg

Nicolas RoegDirector of Photography

Alex Thomson

Alex ThomsonCamera Operator

Bill Butler

Bill ButlerSound Editor

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen SondheimLyricist

Larry Gelbart

Larry GelbartMusical

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