A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (film)
1966 film by Richard Lester / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a 1966 period musical comedy film, directed by Richard Lester, with Zero Mostel and Jack Gilford reprising their stage roles. It also features Buster Keaton in his final screen role; Phil Silvers, for whom the stage musical was originally intended; and regular Lester collaborators Michael Crawford, Michael Hordern, and Roy Kinnear.
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Directed by | Richard Lester |
Screenplay by | |
Based on | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Burt Shevelove Larry Gelbart |
Produced by | Melvin Frank |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Nicolas Roeg |
Edited by | John Victor-Smith |
Music by | Ken Thorne Songs: Stephen Sondheim |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Countries | United States United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $2 million |
Box office | $3.4 million (US/Canada)[1] |
The film was adapted for the screen by Melvin Frank and Michael Pertwee from the stage musical of the same name with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, which was inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (251–183 BC) – specifically Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, and Mostellaria – and tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door.