A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Directed by
Richard Lester 
 
Writing credits
Melvin Frank (screenplay) &
Michael Pertwee (screenplay)

Burt Shevelove (book) and
Larry Gelbart (book)

Titus Maccius Plautus (based on the play by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Zero Mostel ... Pseudolus

Phil Silvers ... Marcus Lycus

Buster Keaton ... Erronius

Michael Crawford ... Hero

Jack Gilford ... Hysterium
Annette Andre ... Philia
Michael Hordern ... Senex
Leon Greene ... Captain 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 ... Roman Sentry
Peter Butterworth ... Roman Sentry
John Bennett
Andrew Faulds
Jennifer Baker ... Geminae #1
Susan Baker ... Geminae #2
Ronnie Brody ... Roman soldier (as Ronny Brody)
Frank Elliott
Lucienne Bridou ... Panacea
Helen Funai ... Tintinabula
Bill Kerr ... Gladiator-in-Training
Jack May ... Shopkeeper
Inga Neilsen ... Gymnasia
Jon Pertwee ... Crassus
Janet Webb ... Fertilla
Myrna White ... Vibrata
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joey Hamlin ... Young boy (uncredited)
Ricardo Palacios ... Marcus Lycus's Eunuch (uncredited)

Ingrid Pitt ... Courtesan (uncredited)
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Produced by
Melvin Frank .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Nicolas Roeg 
 
Film Editing by
John Victor-Smith  (as John Victor Smith)
 
Production Design by
Tony Walton 
 
Costume Design by
Tony Walton 
 
Makeup Department
Trevor Crole-Rees .... makeup artist
Bernadette Ibbetson .... hairdressing
Carmen Sánchez .... hairdressing
José María Sánchez .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Miguel Gil .... production manager
Clifford Parkes .... production manager
Roberto Roberts .... production supervisor
Elisabeth Woodthorpe .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
José López Rodero .... assistant director
Bob Simmons .... second unit director
Fabio Piccioni .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Syd Cain .... executive art director
Rafael Ablanque .... storyboard artist (uncredited)
José María Alarcón .... assistant production designer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Bill Butler .... sound editor
Don Challis .... sound editor
Leslie Hammond .... sound
Gerry Humphreys .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Cliff Richardson .... special effects
 
Stunts
Joaquín Gómez .... stunts acrobat (as Dan Barry)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Austin Dempster .... camera operator
Alex Thomson .... camera operator
Paul Wilson .... camera operator: second unit
Denis Cameron .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dinah Greet .... associate costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Richard Bryan .... assembly editor
 
Music Department
Stephen Sondheim .... music and lyrics by
Ken Thorne .... incidental music
Ken Thorne .... musical direction
Barrie Vince .... music editor (as Barry Vince)
 
Other crew
Rita Davison .... continuity
Ethel Martin .... dances by (as George and Ethel Martin)
George Martin .... dances by (as George and Ethel Martin)
Harold Prince .... based on the stage play produced by (as Harold S. Prince)
Richard Williams .... title designer
Mick Dillon .... stand-in: Buster Keaton (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete


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