The Magic Christian Details

1970

Star-studded story of the world's richest man, who adopts a young orphan. Together, they set out to prove that everyone and everything has its price. Read more

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The Magic Christian

Star-studded story of the world's richest man, who adopts a young orphan. Together, they set out to prove that everyone and everything has its price.

Starring	Richard Attenborough, Peter Sellers, Laurence Harvey, Ringo Starr, Spike Milligan, John Cleese, Wilfrid Hyde White, Clive Dunn, Peter Graves, hattie Jacques, Graham Chapman, Roman Polanski, Raquel Welch, Yul Brynner, John Le Mesurier, Denni
Director	Joseph McGrath
Studio	UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 28 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy
Language	DVD: English
Released	DVD: 22 May 2006 Production year: 1970
Format	DVD

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• An extravagant, undisciplined adaptation of Terry Southern's biting satire on the power of money - the plot is little... read more on Time Out

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  • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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• 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  

  The Magic Christian

  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.

  • • A customer from Ely, England
    • Posted 26 May 2006 07:23

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• 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  

  ridiculous but not funny

  I didn't see anything funny in this film. No a real storyline. Just two people wasting money (buying people). I just wanted to see Raquel Welsch but you see her only for about 15 seconds.

  • • A customer from London
    • Posted 17 Nov 2007 16:54

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