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Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973)
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1 January 1984 (USA)
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First he buried the Captain's treasure. Then he buried the Captain.
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A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure. However, as he begins to lose his memory...
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(Credited cast) | Spike Milligan | ... | Bill Bombay |
 | Peter Sellers | ... | Dick Scratcher |
 | Anthony Franciosa | ... | Pierre Rodriguez |
| Clive Revill | ... | Bay of Algiers |
 | Peter Boyle | ... | Ras Mohammed |
| Richard Willis | ... | Jeremiah |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Thomas Baptiste | ... | Andullah |
| Griffith Davies | ... | Omar |
| John Hollis | ... | Kanaris |
| Bill Kerr | ... | Giacomo |
| Rosemary Leach | ... | Kate |
| Tutte Lemkow | ... | Pontius Kak |
| David Lodge | ... | Zante |
| Murray Melvin | ... | Hamidos |
| Vikki Richards | ... | Arab Girl |
| George Tovey | ... | Jim Stew |
| James Villiers | ... | Parsley-Freck |
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Ghost in the Noonday Sun (USA)
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Canada:93 min | USA:90 min
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During filming, Peter Sellers fired director Peter Medak, with co-star Spike Milligan taking over direction.
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Pirate 1:
What do you call this?
Pirate Cook: It's bean stew.
Pirate 1: Never mind what it's been, what is it now?
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Pirate Cook: It's bean stew.
Pirate 1: Never mind what it's been, what is it now?
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Referenced in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
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The Balland of Dick Scratcher
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This is one of Peter Sellers' lesser-known movies. And I wouldn't say it's one of his best. It's not the same quality as classics like "The Pink Panther" or "Dr. Strangelove." This movie is just a silly pirate farce. Not bad, but could have been better.