A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

"Something for Everyone!"

1966

1h 39m

6.0(112 votes)

Music

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

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Cast & Crew

35 members

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Zero Mostel

Pseudolus

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Jack Gilford

Hysterium

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Phil Silvers

Marcus Lycus

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Buster Keaton

Erronius

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Michael Crawford

Hero

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Annette Andre

Phillia

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Michael Hordern

Senex

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Leon Greene

Miles Gloriosus

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Roy Kinnear

Gladiator Instructor

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Alfie Bass

Gatekeeper

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John Bluthal

Roman Chief Guard

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Pamela Brown

High Priestess

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Patricia Jessel

Domina

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Beatrix Lehmann

Domina's Mother

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Frank Thornton

Slave Driver

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Peter Butterworth

Roman Sentry

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John Bennett

Pseudolus' mark

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Andrew Faulds

Roman

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Jennifer Baker

Geminae #1

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Susan Baker

Geminae #2

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Ronnie Brody

Roman Soldier

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Frank Elliott

Unknown Role

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Lucienne Bridou

Panacea

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Helen Funai

Tintinabula

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Bill Kerr

Gladiator-in-Training

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Jack May

Shopkeeper

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Inga Nielsen

Gymnasia

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Jon Pertwee

Crassus

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Janet Webb

Fertilla

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Myrna White

Vibrata

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Ingrid Pitt

Courtesan (uncredited)

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Ricardo Palacios

Marcus Lycus's Eunuch (uncredited)

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Joey Hamlin

Young boy (uncredited)

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Joaquín Gómez

Aerialist (uncredited)

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Thurl Ravenscroft

Voice (uncredited)

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