Magic Christian, The
- Synopsis
- Feature film. Satirical comedy commenting on greed and fame and what people are prepared to do for money. Laurence Harvey plays a famous Shakespearean who, after being paid to do so by Peter Sellers, recites the Hamlet soliloquy (III i) while performing a striptease.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1969
- Duration
- 95 mins; 8,550 feet
Credits
- Director
- Joseph McGrath
- Producer
- Denis O’Dell
- Cinematographer
- Geoffrey Unsworth
- Screenplay
- Graham Chapman; John Cleese; Peter Sellers; Terry Southern
- Music
- Ken Thorne
- Cast
Laurence Harvey Hamlet Peter Sellers Sir Guy Grand Ringo Starr Youngman Grand
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Striptease
Production Company
- Name
Grand Films
Archive
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Magic Christian, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36988 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)