A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

October 16, 1966 (US) • Music, Comedy, Romance • 97m

Overview

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

Director

Richard Lester

Writers

Melvin Frank, Michael Pertwee, Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart

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Zero Mostel

Keywords

virgin freedom based on play or musical ancient rome slave slave owner

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Top Billed Cast

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)

Crew

Richard Lester

Director

Melvin Frank

Screenplay

Michael Pertwee

Screenplay

Richard Williams

Opening Title Sequence

Tony Walton

Costume Design

José López Rodero

Assistant Director

Bob Simmons

Second Unit Director

Fabio Piccioni

Assistant Director

Les Hammond

Sound

Gerry Humphreys

Sound

Robin O'Donoghue

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joaquín Gómez

Stunts

John Richardson

Special Effects Supervisor

Ethel Martin

Choreographer

George Martin

Choreographer

Ken Thorne

Music Director

Titus Maccius Plautus

Theatre Play

Melvin Frank

Producer

Nicolas Roeg

Director of Photography

John Victor-Smith

Editor

Ken Thorne

Music

Rita Davison

Script Supervisor

Barrie Vince

Music Editor

Dinah Greet

Assistant Costume Designer

Austin Dempster

Sound Recordist

Alex Thomson

Camera Operator

Cliff Richardson

Special Effects

Bill Butler

Sound Editor

Don Challis

Sound Editor

Bernadette Ibbetson

Hairstylist

Carmen Sánchez

Hairstylist

Trevor Crole-Rees

Makeup Artist

José María Sánchez

Makeup Artist

Stephen Sondheim

Songs

Stephen Sondheim

Original Music Composer

Tony Walton

Production Design

Burt Shevelove

Writer

Larry Gelbart

Writer

Stephen Sondheim

Music

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

Melvin Frank, Michael Pertwee, Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart

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