Comedy · United Kingdom · 1969 · 1h 32m

The Magic Christian

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Director
Joseph McGrath
Cast
Peter Sellers as Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE Ringo Starr as Youngman Grand, Esq. Isabel Jeans as Dame Agnes Grand Caroline Blakiston as Hon. Esther Grand Wilfrid Hyde-White as Captain Reginald K. Klaus Spike Milligan as Traffic Warden
Crew
Geoffrey Unsworth — Director of Photography Kevin Connor — Editor Ken Thorne — Original Music Composer Terry Southern — Screenplay Joseph McGrath — Screenplay Terry Southern — Novel
Tagline

The Magic Christian is: antiestablishmentarian, antibellum, antitrust, antiseptic, antibiotic, antisocial & antipasto.

Synopsis

Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.

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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookblack humormusicalsatiresurrealismrichespsychedelic
Key Collaborators
Joseph McGrath Director Geoffrey Unsworth Director of Photography Kevin Connor Editor Ken Thorne Original Music Composer Terry Southern Screenplay Joseph McGrath Screenplay Terry Southern Novel Denis O'Dell Producer Assheton Gorton Production Design Evangeline Harrison Costume Design
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