The Magic Christian

Peter Sellers portrays Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, who happens upon a young orphan in the park and, on a whim, decides to adopt him. Together they set off on a series of madcap escapades, discovering along the way that money will buy anyone, anything their hearts desire.

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Starring Christopher Lee, John Cleese, Peter Sellers, Raquel Welch, Richard Attenborough, Ringo Starr, Roman Polanski

Running time: 101 minutes

This 1969 British comedy looks today like a bridge between then-contemporaneous but overlapping styles of comedy, from Terry Southern satire to Goon Show silliness to Monty Python surrealism. Peter Sellers stars as the world's wealthiest man, who sets out with a young ally (Ringo Starr) to demonstrate that people, most especially rich people, will do anything for money. The film is more a series of sketches than an actual story, and some of those get pretty nasty, particularly when a bunch of aristrocrats start feeding from a vat of blood and manure. But in general this is a pretty funny film, and it's great to see a lot of famous and soon-to-be-famous faces on the same screen. Written by Southern, Joseph McGrath (who also directed), Sellers, and Python's John Cleese and Graham Chapman. --Tom Keogh

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-14-2009; the magic christian; i just had 2 see the movie. i love the rock band, "BADFINGER". I also have the soundtrack 2 the movie that band did, a long, with beatles. Of couse, RINGO, with Peter Sellers, just great. John Cleese,(art/direc), FUNNY! I enjoyed the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-24-2008; I love this movie; The Magic Christian is an inspired, wacky sixties film, based on the brilliant novel by Terry Southern. Appearing with Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr in the film are Pythons John Cleese and Graham Chapman, Goon Show alumnus Spike...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-02-2008; Yul Brynner in drag!!!!; Normally, this type of comedy is not my thing, but I saw the clip online of Yul Brynner in "The Magic Christian" and feel that this vignette alone would be worth ANY price! (Can't imagine the masculine Yul as a woman? HAH He is...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-22-2008; Magic Christian? - Absolutely!; This was one of my all time favorite movies - I remember seeing it at the theater! I love Peter Sellers and he is in rare form in this flick. And Ringo Starr hold his own.Good music, good acting, good all around.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-14-2009; the magic christian; i just had 2 see the movie. i love the rock band, "BADFINGER". I also have the soundtrack 2 the movie that band did, a long, with beatles. Of couse, RINGO, with Peter Sellers, just great. John Cleese,(art/direc), FUNNY! I enjoyed the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-02-2008; Yul Brynner in drag!!!!; Normally, this type of comedy is not my thing, but I saw the clip online of Yul Brynner in "The Magic Christian" and feel that this vignette alone would be worth ANY price! (Can't imagine the masculine Yul as a woman? HAH He is...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-12-2007; ringo; strange movie, very dated.it was better when i was 13. (in the 70's).; read full review | report as inappropriate