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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)  link to A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum on IMDb  

Number: 252

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IMDb Rating:
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7.0/10 (7.2K votes)

Country: United States, 99 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Greek

Genres: Comedy, Musical

Director(s): Richard Lester

Storyline:
Pseudolus is the laziest slave in Rome and has but one wish, to purchase his freedom. When his master and mistress leave for the day he finds out that the young master has fallen in love with a virgin in the house of Lycus, a slave dealer specializing in beautiful women. Pseudolus concocts a deal in which he will be freed if he can procure the girl for young Hero. Of course, it can't be that simple as everything begins to go wrong.

Cast:

Zero Mostel Pseudolus
Phil Silvers Marcus Lycus
Buster Keaton Erronius
Michael Crawford Hero
Jack Gilford Hysterium

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Book 6 Page 5

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1