The Magic Christian details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, LOVEFiLM Instant |
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| Starring: | Yul Brynner, Wilfrid Hyde White, Peter Sellers, Laurence Harvey, Clive Dunn, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Peter Graves, John Le Mesurier, hattie Jacques, Raquel Welch, Ringo Starr, John, Roman Polanski, John Le Mesurier, Spike Milligan, Richard Attenborough |
| Director: | Joseph McGrath |
| Genre: | Comedy - Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Studio: | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Collections: | Cast of Carnage, Shakespeare Adaptations, That's Magic! |
| Title | Runtime | Certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|
The Magic Christian |
1hr 28 mins | 15 |
LOVEFiLM Instant Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 28 minutes |
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| Rental release: | To be confirmed |
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The Magic Christian
By a customer from Ely, England , 26 May 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
Surreal & very funny - Peter Sellers & Ringo Starr use apparently unlimited money to point up pretension, mock snobbery & mock the establishment. Made in 1970, but with very much a 60s flavour, in terms of both the overthrow of class & the trippy scenarios that Sellers & Starr set up.
The cast is full of faces you know, often doing things you wouldn't expect, & part of the joy of the film is spotting them.
Excellent, entertaining film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(13)All over the place
By andybg (7 reviews) from Hackney , 03 May 2012You can see some of the cast looking wary of the meta-indulgence here, recalling the schizoid side of Sellers revealed in biography. The lead character , uniquely, is off the peg, whereas Sellers typically invested astonishing detail into his physical and vocal charcterisation. There are some dire moments that might be from an 8 year olds indulged precociousness. But fast forward to the sequences that work, The soundtrack is nicely done- it really needs more Chapman,Cleese and Spike.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Fun time
By gjw1992 (1 review) , 07 Apr 2012This isn't a super-slick comedy, but it is enormous fun. Great ideas - many copied in the decades since. And excellent soundtrack. Worth a viewing. Or two.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Self-indulgent twaddle
By EUbrainwashing (5 reviews) , 05 Jan 2012Very dull. Lacking plot. Visually interesting and great cast but, if you are not going to live for ever, give it a pass.- Was this review helpful to you?
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The passage of time has not been kind
By Andymicrobe (5 reviews) , 29 Apr 2011I had a dim recollection of seeing this on TV late one night when I was a kid. I had a vague memory of Yul Brynner in drag and wanted to check out the film in case it was just a bizarre but vivid dream. The cross dressing member of the Magnificent Seven is in the film – phew! But sadly it was not an enjoyable watch – I thought the 1960's anti-establishment humour had not aged terribly well.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Let it remain a distant memory
By a customer from Cornwall , 08 Mar 2009I saw this film when it was first released in 1970 and thought I would watch it again some 39 years later to remind me of what a great film it was.
I don't recall going to the cimema blind drunk and in a state that would have made this film understandable and worthy of watching but clearly in 1970 I must have been.
This film belongs in a museum - in the basement covered in dust.
There is nothing funny or remotely resembling a story.
OK its a small piece of 'fun' watching the 'names' (stars) in their cameo roles.
But unless you are blind drunk, stoned or simply just 'suffering' please leave this film to the memory cells.
.........Or you will be sorely disappointed!- Was this review helpful to you?
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