A comedy genius, a hot new director and a 17th Century pirate film. What could possibly go wrong?
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Peter Medak
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| Peter Medak | ... | Self | |
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Joe Dunne | ... | Self |
| Simon van der Borgh | ... | Self | |
| Peter Sellers | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Spike Milligan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Norma Farnes | ... | Self |
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Louis M. Heyward | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Susan Wood | ... | Self |
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John Heyman | ... | Self |
| Liza Minnelli | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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John Goldstone | ... | Self |
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David Korda | ... | Self |
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Ruth Myers | ... | Self |
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Robin Dalton | ... | Self |
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Costas Evagorou | ... | Self |
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In 1973 Peter Sellers, one of the biggest comedy actors at the time, embarked on a pirate comedy for Columbia Pictures. He lost confidence with the film immediately and tried to sabotage it, first firing the producers before turning on his friend (and the film's young director), Peter Medak. Despite an illustrious career and the passing of 43 years since the unraveling production, Medak is still reeling from the disastrous experience and healing the wounds inflicted by Sellers and the film's failure. The Ghost of Peter Sellers is a comic-tragic feature doc about what it takes to be a film director and survive your biggest disaster.
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