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 HarveyHamlet
Peter SellersSir Guy Grand
Ringo StarrYoungman 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

Email
reference@folger.edu
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(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 26 Nov 2024)