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Cast
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| 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 | |
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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>
Plot Keywords:
child kidnapping | kidnapping | neo screwball comedy | italy | virgin |Taglines:
Something for Everyone!Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 October 1966 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Toll trieben es die alten Römer See more »Edit
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$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Domina: That is what I had in mind.
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Written by Stephen Sondheim
Performed by Annette Andre and Michael Crawford
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Trivia
Between takes, Zero Mostel clowned around throughout the production. He dressed himself in a red tunic and danced the Flamenco, fondled statues of cherubs, and batted his eyes for at the women in the cast. See more »Goofs
By the time of the story the Romans did not practice human sacrifice. Even if they did Vestal Virgins would not be the ones to perform it. Rather it would be the Pontifex Maximus (High Priest) See more »Quotes
Hysterium: Rather than let you down, I would die.Domina: That is what I had in mind.
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Crazy Credits
The closing credits are a sequence of animated Roman frescoes. At the end of the credits, all the frescoes appear together as a gallery with the words "THE END" as a centerpiece. See more »Connections
Referenced in Little Mosque on the Prairie: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Mercy (2008) See more »Soundtracks
LovelyWritten by Stephen Sondheim
Performed by Annette Andre and Michael Crawford
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Despite having some mistakes, I think this film is overall great, specially in comedy terms. Crazy, dynamic and modern spirit of Lester's direction fits more or less well into "A funny thing happened on the way to the forum"(not as well as it did in "The Knack" or "A Hard Day's Night, but very well anyway). Zero Mostel seems to be a little-bit repressed by Lester, but he does a great job, as the rest of the cast. The beautiful colour photography, some funny songs and a funny storyline with a lot of hilarious visual and verbal jokes makes this a really funny picture. The chariot scene, and with it, all the end of the movie is memorable. Don't miss it.