The Magic Christian (1969)
Note: this print runs 62 minutes against a recorded 105 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, John Cleese, Raquel Welch, Christopher Lee, Richard Attenborough, Roman Polanski, Isabel Jeans
Directed by Joseph McGrath
The Magic Christian is a 1969 British satirical farce black comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, with appearances by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Raquel Welch, Spike Milligan, Christopher Lee, Richard Attenborough and Roman Polanski. The film, telling the story of an eccentric billionaire who spends his money orchestrating elaborate practical jokes, was loosely adapted from the 1959 comic novel The Magic Christian by the American author Terry Southern, who co-wrote the screenplay adaptation with McGrath.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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