A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Something for Everyone!
1966 | 99m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Richard Lester |
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| Writer: | Melvin Frank, Larry Gelbart, Michael Pertwee, Burt Shevelove, Stephen Sondheim |
| Staring: |
| A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 1966 |
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| Director: | Richard Lester |
| Writer: | Melvin Frank, Larry Gelbart, Michael Pertwee, Burt Shevelove, Stephen Sondheim |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Music |
| Keywords | freedom, slave, virgin, ancient rome, based on play or musical, slave owner |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Melvin Frank Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Zero Mostel | Pseudolus |
| Jack Gilford | Hysterium |
| Phil Silvers | Marcus Lycus |
| Buster Keaton | Erronius |
| Michael Crawford | Hero |
| Annette Andre | Phillia |
| Michael Hordern | Senex |
| Leon Greene | Miles Gloriosus |
| Roy Kinnear | Gladiator Instructor |
| Alfie Bass | Gatekeeper |
| John Bluthal | Roman Chief Guard |
| Pamela Brown | High Priestess |
| Patricia Jessel | Domina |
| Beatrix Lehmann | Domina's Mother |
| Frank Thornton | Slave Driver |
| Peter Butterworth | Roman Sentry |
| John Bennett | Pseudolus' mark |
| Andrew Faulds | Roman |
| Jennifer Baker | Geminae #1 |
| Susan Baker | Geminae #2 |
| Ronnie Brody | Roman Soldier |
| Frank Elliott | |
| Lucienne Bridou | Panacea |
| Helen Funai | Tintinabula |
| Bill Kerr | Gladiator-in-Training |
| Jack May | Shopkeeper |
| Inga Nielsen | Gymnasia |
| Jon Pertwee | Crassus |
| Janet Webb | Fertilla |
| Myrna White | Vibrata |
| Ingrid Pitt | Courtesan (uncredited) |
| Ricardo Palacios | Marcus Lycus's Eunuch (uncredited) |
| Joey Hamlin | Young boy (uncredited) |
| Joaquín Gómez | Aerialist (uncredited) |
| Thurl Ravenscroft | Voice (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Lester | Director |
| Melvin Frank | Screenplay |
| Larry Gelbart | Writer |
| Nicolas Roeg | Director of Photography |
| Michael Pertwee | Screenplay |
| Burt Shevelove | Writer |
| Austin Dempster | Sound Recordist |
| John Victor-Smith | Editor |
| Titus Maccius Plautus | Theatre Play |
| Ken Thorne | Music Director, Music |
| Don Challis | Sound Editor |
| Rita Davison | Script Supervisor |
| Dinah Greet | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Bernadette Ibbetson | Hairstylist |
| Carmen Sánchez | Hairstylist |
| José María Sánchez | Makeup Artist |
| Cliff Richardson | Special Effects |
| Barrie Vince | Music Editor |
| Trevor Crole-Rees | Makeup Artist |
| Bob Simmons | Second Unit Director |
| Fabio Piccioni | Assistant Director |
| Les Hammond | Sound |
| Gerry Humphreys | Sound |
| Robin O'Donoghue | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| John Richardson | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Ethel Martin | Choreographer |
| George Martin | Choreographer |
| Alex Thomson | Camera Operator |
| Bill Butler | Sound Editor |
| Stephen Sondheim | Songs, Original Music Composer, Writer, Lyricist |
| Tony Walton | Costume Design, Production Design |
| Richard Williams | Opening Title Sequence |
| José López Rodero | Assistant Director |
| Joaquín Gómez | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Melvin Frank | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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