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The Magic Christian

  • 1969
  • M/PG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
4K
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Raquel Welch, Peter Sellers, and Ringo Starr in The Magic Christian (1969)
Dark ComedySatireComedy

The world's richest man and his adopted hobo son set out to test the limits of human vanity and greed through a series of "money games".The world's richest man and his adopted hobo son set out to test the limits of human vanity and greed through a series of "money games".The world's richest man and his adopted hobo son set out to test the limits of human vanity and greed through a series of "money games".

  • Director
    • Joseph McGrath
  • Writers
    • Terry Southern
    • Joseph McGrath
    • Graham Chapman
  • Stars
    • Peter Sellers
    • Ringo Starr
    • Isabel Jeans
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph McGrath
    • Writers
      • Terry Southern
      • Joseph McGrath
      • Graham Chapman
    • Stars
      • Peter Sellers
      • Ringo Starr
      • Isabel Jeans
    • 105User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Peter Sellers
    Peter Sellers
    • Sir Guy Grand
    Ringo Starr
    Ringo Starr
    • Youngman Grand
    Isabel Jeans
    Isabel Jeans
    • Dame Agnes Grand
    Caroline Blakiston
    Caroline Blakiston
    • Hon. Esther Grand
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    • Captain Reginald K. Klaus
    • (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
    Richard Attenborough
    Richard Attenborough
    • Oxford Coach
    Leonard Frey
    Leonard Frey
    • Laurence Faggot
    Laurence Harvey
    Laurence Harvey
    • Hamlet
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Ship's Vampire
    Spike Milligan
    Spike Milligan
    • Traffic Warden 27
    Roman Polanski
    Roman Polanski
    • Solitary Drinker
    Raquel Welch
    Raquel Welch
    • Priestess of the Whip
    Tom Boyle
    • My Man Jeff
    Victor Maddern
    Victor Maddern
    • Hot Dog Vendor
    Terence Alexander
    Terence Alexander
    • Mad Major
    Peter Bayliss
    Peter Bayliss
    • Pompous Toff
    Joan Benham
    Joan Benham
    • Socialite in Sotheby's
    Patrick Cargill
    Patrick Cargill
    • Auctioneer at Sotheby's
    • Director
      • Joseph McGrath
    • Writers
      • Terry Southern
      • Joseph McGrath
      • Graham Chapman
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    • Trivia
      After watching rushes from the first day of filming, Peter Sellers leapt to his feet and said "Thank God we caught it in time!" He felt his performance was so bad that the movie should be cancelled. He was eventually persuaded to continue.
    • Goofs
      When the flock of birds flies into the air at the grouse shoot, the hand of the person releasing them is visible at the bottom of the screen.
    • Quotes

      Youngman Grand, Esq.: Dad, do you think words corrupt?

      Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE: I don't know, let's try. Agnes?

      Dame Agnes Grand: [looks up from the television] Yes?

      Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE: Nipple.

      Dame Agnes Grand: Shh!

      [turns back to the television]

      Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE: [watches her a moment] Well, there's no immediate physical change.

    • Alternate versions
      Also released in shortened (75 min. and 88 min.) versions.
    • Connections
      Featured in One Pair of Eyes: Marty Feldman: No, But Seriously... (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Come and Get It
      Written by Paul McCartney

      Recorded by Badfinger (as Bad Finger)

    User reviews105

    Featured review
    7/10

    Sellers's so great

    Peter Sellers - a Grand performance! Him playing the harp, and with the hot dog-vendor... just to mention 2 scenes. One of the nuttiest and anti - establishment films I ever saw. (I know there should be an adjective instead of "establishment" but the guidelines do not accept it.) Observe the audience in the auditorium of the "Hamlet" theater. Ringo also makes fun of himself - the nose. It amazed me that Paul McCartney provided a song for it. Also I enjoyed the commentary by John Cleese. It must have been a fizzer when first launched in Britain. Does anybody know how the film was accepted by a German audience (see the arrest-scene of the businessman in the train)? I can recommend this movie to everybody!
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    • Dec 31, 2007
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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1969 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Magic Christian
    • Filming locations
      • Putney, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Grand Films Limited
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $689,100
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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