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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1h 39min
MUSIC
COMEDY
ROMANCE
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
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Original Title
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Critics & Audience Score
4.6
Total Votes
107
Release Year
1966
Runtime (Duration)
1h 39min
Casting
Actors
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)
JoaquĂn GĂłmez
Aerialist (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft
Voice (uncredited)
Crew
Richard Lester
DIRECTOR
Larry Gelbart
WRITER
Burt Shevelove
WRITER
Stephen Sondheim
WRITER
Stephen Sondheim
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Melvin Frank
SCREENPLAY
Michael Pertwee
SCREENPLAY
Melvin Frank
PRODUCER
Nicolas Roeg
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Richard Williams
OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE
Bob Simmons
SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR
Tony Walton
COSTUME DESIGN
Ethel Martin
CHOREOGRAPHER
JoaquĂn GĂłmez
STUNTS
José López Rodero
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Fabio Piccioni
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Gerry Humphreys
SOUND
Les Hammond
SOUND
Robin O'Donoghue
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
George Martin
CHOREOGRAPHER
Ken Thorne
MUSIC DIRECTOR
John Richardson
SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Ken Thorne
MUSIC
Titus Maccius Plautus
THEATRE PLAY
John Victor-Smith
EDITOR
JosĂ© MarĂa Sánchez
MAKEUP ARTIST
Rita Davison
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Austin Dempster
SOUND RECORDIST
Cliff Richardson
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Barrie Vince
MUSIC EDITOR
Carmen Sánchez
HAIRSTYLIST
Alex Thomson
CAMERA OPERATOR
Trevor Crole-Rees
MAKEUP ARTIST
Bernadette Ibbetson
HAIRSTYLIST
Dinah Greet
ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER
Bill Butler
SOUND EDITOR
Don Challis
SOUND EDITOR
Stephen Sondheim
SONGS
Stephen Sondheim
LYRICIST
Tony Walton
PRODUCTION DESIGN