The Magic Christian
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The Magic Christian is a 1969 British satirical black comedy film starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, based on Terry Southern’s novel about a billionaire who orchestrates elaborate pranks to expose human greed and corruption.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Magic Christian canonical | 5 |
| The Magic Christian (1969 film) | 1 |
| The Magic Christian (film) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Terry Southern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Magic Christian (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Christopher Lee
NERFINISHED
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Isabel Jeans NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Sellers NERFINISHED ⓘ Raquel Welch NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringo Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ Spike Milligan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilfrid Hyde-White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Guy Grand – Peter Sellers
NERFINISHED
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Youngman Grand – Ringo Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Harry Waxman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Joseph McGrath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Kevin Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong | Come and Get It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| genre |
black comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdism
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class satire ⓘ corruption ⓘ greed ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Guy Grand
NERFINISHED
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Youngman Grand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ken Thorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | exposing human greed and corruption ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British cinema of the 1960s ⓘ |
| producer | Denis O'Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Commonwealth United Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1969-12-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 92 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Graham Chapman
NERFINISHED
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John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph McGrath NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Southern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| songPerformedBy | Badfinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Peter Sellers
NERFINISHED
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Ringo Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Magic Christian (film)
this entity surface form:
The Magic Christian (1969 film)