Rent A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
3.3 of 5 from 80 ratings
1h 33min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- This wild Stephen Sondheim musical about a raucous gaggle of ancient Romans is a flip, glib and sophisticated, yet rump-slappingly bawdy and fast-paced look at the seamy underside of classical Rome through hipster's shades. When a wily, witty, lying, lazy, cheating slave discovers that his master's son is in love with the girl-next-door - a virgin courtesan - he promises to help win her heart in exchange for his freedom. But the road to romance is blocked with stunning surprises, cunning disguises - and the wildest chariot race ever!
- Actors:
- Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford, Jack Gilford, Annette André, Michael Hordern, Leon Greene, Roy Kinnear, Alfie Bass, John Bluthal, Pamela Brown, Patricia Jessel, Beatrix Lehmann, Frank Thornton, Peter Butterworth, John Bennett, Andrew Faulds, Jennifer Baker, Susan Baker
- Directors:
- Richard Lester
- Producers:
- Melvin Frank
- Writers:
- Melvin Frank, Michael Pertwee, Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart, Titus Maccius Plautus
- Others:
- Ken Thorne
- Aka:
- Toll trieben es die alten Römer
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Music & Musicals, Romance
- Collections:
- A Few More Screen Princes, A History of The Classical World In Cinema, Getting to Know..., Roeg and Bertolucci: Remembering the Masters, A Brief History of Film..., What We Were Watching in 1971
- Awards:
1967 Oscar Best Music Scoring of Music Adaptation or Treatment
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/02/2016
- Run Time:
- 100 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
