Rotten
A spotty, uneven satire (from the novel by Terry Southern) with a number of good yocks, but insufficient sustained wit or related action.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian is: antiestablishmentarian, antibellum, antitrust, antiseptic, antibiotic, antisocial & antipasto.
1969 · 1h 32m · M/PG
Comedy
Directed by
Joseph McGrath
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The Magic Christian
Overview
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.
Director and cast
- Joseph McGrath Director
- Peter Sellers as Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE
- Ringo Starr as Youngman Grand, Esq.
- Isabel Jeans as Dame Agnes Grand
- Caroline Blakiston as Hon. Esther Grand
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Captain Reginald K. Klaus
- Spike Milligan as Traffic Warden
- John Cleese as Director in Sotheby's
- Richard Attenborough as Oxford Coach
- John Le Mesurier as Sir John
- Raquel Welch as Priestess of the Whip
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The result is a variety concert of a film in which most of the acts/jokes fall flat.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
Funny, uncomfortable and without an ounce of benevolence.
Roger Greenspun, New York Times
Rotten
A curdled, unfunny satire made more painful by McGrath's inappropriately jubilant style.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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