A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

99 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Oct. 16, 1966

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

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

99 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Oct. 16, 1966

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers United Artists, Melvin Frank Production
Original title A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Directors Rita Davison, Fabio Piccioni, José López Rodero, Bob Simmons, Richard Lester
Writers Stephen Sondheim, Titus Maccius Plautus, Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart, Michael Pertwee, Melvin Frank

Cast

Zero Mostel

as Pseudolus

Jack Gilford

as Hysterium

Phil Silvers

as Marcus Lycus

Buster Keaton

as Erronius

Annette Andre

as Phillia

Michael Hordern

as Senex

Leon Greene

as Miles Gloriosus

Roy Kinnear

as Gladiator Instructor

Alfie Bass

as Gatekeeper

John Bluthal

as Roman Chief Guard

Pamela Brown

as High Priestess

Patricia Jessel

as Domina

Beatrix Lehmann

as Domina's Mother

Frank Thornton

as Slave Driver

Peter Butterworth

as Roman Sentry

John Bennett

as Pseudolus' mark

Andrew Faulds

as Roman

Jennifer Baker

as Geminae #1

Susan Baker

as Geminae #2

Ronnie Brody

as Roman Soldier

Lucienne Bridou

as Panacea

Helen Funai

as Tintinabula

Bill Kerr

as Gladiator-in-Training

Jack May

as Shopkeeper

Inga Nielsen

as Gymnasia

Jon Pertwee

as Crassus

Janet Webb

as Fertilla

Myrna White

as Vibrata

Ingrid Pitt

as Courtesan (uncredited)

Ricardo Palacios

as Marcus Lycus's Eunuch (uncredited)

Joey Hamlin

as Young boy (uncredited)

Joaquín Gómez

as Aerialist (uncredited)

Thurl Ravenscroft

as Voice (uncredited)