A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
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Cast
35 people
Zero Mostel
Pseudolus
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Jack Gilford
Hysterium
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Cocoon
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Phil Silvers
Marcus Lycus
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
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Buster Keaton
Erronius
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The General
Sherlock Jr.
Michael Crawford
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Hello, Dolly!
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Annette Andre
Phillia
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Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
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Michael Hordern
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Shōgun
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Leon Greene
Miles Gloriosus
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The Devil Rides Out
Masada
Roy Kinnear
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Alfie Bass
Gatekeeper
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The Fearless Vampire Killers
The Lavender Hill Mob
John Bluthal
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The Fifth Element
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Pamela Brown
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Richard Lester Director · Michael Pertwee Screenplay Melvin Frank Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.4M · Budget $2M · United States release October 16, 1966
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,400,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
United Artists
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Melvin Frank Productions
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Melvin Frank Production
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United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 16, 1966
Theatrical
United States · October 16, 1966
Theatrical
France
August 16, 1967 · Theatrical
Germany
March 25, 1967 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 16, 1966 · Theatrical
Spain
February 6, 1968 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 16, 1966 · Theatrical
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