A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
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Title: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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Pseudolus is the laziest slave in Rome and has but one wish, to purchase his freedom. When his master and mistress leave for the day he finds out that the young master has fallen in love with a virgin in the house of Lycus, a slave dealer specializing in beautiful women. Pseudolus concocts a deal in which he will be freed if he can procure the girl for young Hero. Of course, it can't be that simple as everything begins to go wrong. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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child kidnapping | kidnapping | neo screwball comedy | italy | virgin |Taglines:
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16 October 1966 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Domina: But Mother, what can I do?
Domina's Mother: Return to Rome immediately, before he can do what no doubt he's already done. Go!
[whips Dominia]
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Jon Pertwee (Crassus) was the younger brother of the screenwriter Michael Pertwee. See more »Goofs
In Lycus' house after Captain Miles Gloriosus and his soldiers arrive, one of the soldiers gets up and chases a girl. On the way he passes a juggler who use apples for balls and the soldier tries to catch one of the apples in mid-air. He fails to catch it but acts as if he did until he exits the shot. In the following shot he holds the "uncaught" apple in his mouth. See more »Quotes
Domina's Mother: Gone to see a nose-grinder, indeed. He's cavorting with those courtesans.Domina: But Mother, what can I do?
Domina's Mother: Return to Rome immediately, before he can do what no doubt he's already done. Go!
[whips Dominia]
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One fresco depicts a Roman orgy, but one character raises the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) seal in protest. In the 1960s the MPAA developed a film rating system to judge whether a film's content was too offensive/adult for audiences. See more »Soundtracks
Comedy TonightWritten by Stephen Sondheim
Performed by Zero Mostel and ensemble
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I never saw this in the 60's though I was of an age to...just saw it the other night on television and only watched it for Buster Keaton, whom I have recently developed a great joy in seeing. I enjoyed the whole thing...silly, (sexest,yes, a movie of the 60's), funny stuff. My kids aged 10 and 12 really enjoyed it, too.