Zero Mostel
Pseudolus
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart . Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (254–184 BC), specifically Curculio, Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, and Mostellaria, the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named ...
- Bert Shrevelove, Larry Gelbert, Stephen Sondheim
- Stephen Sondheim
- 2000
- Stephen Sondheim
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Directed by Richard Lester. With Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford. A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan.
- (9.7K)
- Comedy, Musical
- Richard Lester
- 1966-10-16
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a 1966 period musical comedy film, directed by Richard Lester, with Zero Mostel and Jack Gilford reprising their stage roles. It also features Buster Keaton in his final screen role; Phil Silvers , for whom the stage musical was originally intended; and regular Lester collaborators Michael ...
- Melvin Frank
- October 16, 1966
Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. This screen adaptation of the stage musical of the same name finds the Roman slave Pseudolus (Zero Mostel) scheming his way to freedom by playing ...
- (383)
- Zero Mostel
- Richard Lester
- Musical, Comedy
Oct 1, 2019 · 61.2M subscribers. Subscribed. 2K. 215K views 4 years ago. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Comedy Tonight: Pseudolus (Zero Mostel) introduces the setting and characters of...
May 22, 2016 · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a 1966 farce musical comedy film, based on the stage musical of the same name. It was inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (251-183 B.C.) – specifically Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus and Mostellaria – and tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his ...
- May 22, 2016
- 32.9K
- Ludwig Bach
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a nonstop laughfest in which Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and a showgirl or two.
