A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
Directed by Richard Lester
virgin
freedom
based on play or musical
ancient rome
slave
slave owner
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Zero Mostel
Pseudolus
Jack Gilford
Hysterium
Phil Silvers
Marcus Lycus
Buster Keaton
Erronius
Michael Crawford
Hero
Annette Andre
Phillia
Michael Hordern
Senex
Leon Greene
Miles Gloriosus
Roy Kinnear
Gladiator Instructor
Alfie Bass
Gatekeeper
John Bluthal
Roman Chief Guard
Pamela Brown
High Priestess
Crew
Richard Lester
Director
Melvin Frank
Screenplay
Stephen Sondheim
Original Music Composer
Nicolas Roeg
Director of Photography
Melvin Frank
Producer
Bill Butler
Sound Editor
Richard Williams
Opening Title Sequence
Tony Walton
Costume Design
Joaquín Gómez
Stunts
Alex Thomson
Camera Operator
Stephen Sondheim
Lyricist
Stephen Sondheim
Songs
Popular Reviews
27 reviews
S
3.0★ · 08/20/25
Me gustan mis derechos, gracias.
Me gustan mis derechos, gracias.
Gabriel Silva
5.3★ · 04/28/25
Not enough songs in what is one of the funniest musicals ever made, sadly. Lester at least is able to help bring things out of a slump, especially with how staging and editing work in the film
Not enough songs in what is one of the funniest musicals ever made, sadly. Lester at least is able to help bring things out of a slump, especially with how staging and editing work in the film
anabel
8.0★ · 04/25/25
are these those “men in dresses” i’ve been hearing about on fox news
are these those “men in dresses” i’ve been hearing about on fox news
Chandler Pettis
4.4★ · 03/24/25
Well I can’t say I’m impressed by this film but it was funny
Well I can’t say I’m impressed by this film but it was funny
julia
8.5★ · 03/11/25
biggest pet peeve when it comes to movie musicals is when they cut songs from the stage version. how dare you cut so many songs written by sondheim? imo theres barely enough songs in this to call it a musical. still fun to watch tho. also i love michael crawford his career is absolutely legendary.
biggest pet peeve when it comes to movie musicals is when they cut songs from the stage version. how dare you cut so many songs written by sondheim? imo theres barely enough songs in this to call it a musical. still fun to watch tho. also i love michael crawford his career is absolutely legendary.
