Directed by:
Joseph McGrathCinematography:
Geoffrey UnsworthComposer:
Ken ThorneCast:
Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Isabel Jeans, Caroline Blakiston, Richard Attenborough, Leonard Frey, Laurence Harvey, Christopher Lee, Spike Milligan (more)VOD (1)
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This zany British comedy finds a homeless hobo (Ringo Starr) being adopted by the world's richest man, Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers). Setting sail on the luxury liner The Magic Christian, Sir Grand sets out to test the limit of human avarice. WilfrId Hyde White plays the drunken captain, Yul Brynner a chanteuse transvestite along with notable star appearances from John Cleese as the director of Sotheby's, Raquel Welch, Roman Polanski and Richard Attenborough. (Fabulous Films)
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