The Magic Christian
Year:
1969
Production Country:
Great Britain
Comedy about an original and very rich man, Sir Guy Grand, who adopts a drop-out youth as his son and heir, and dispenses his money in a variety of eccentric ways to prove that everyone has his price.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Sir Guy Grand Peter Sellers
- Youngman Grand Ringo Starr
- Dame Agnes Grand, Guy's sister Isabel Jeans
- Hon Esther Grand, Guy's sister Caroline Blakiston
- Captain Reginald K. Klaus Wilfrid Hyde White
- Oxford coach Richard Attenborough
- Hamlet Laurence Harvey
- Laurence Faggot, passenger on ship Leonard Frey
- ship's vampire Christopher Lee
- traffic warden 27 Spike Milligan
- solitary drinker Roman Polanski
- priestess of the whip Raquel Welch
- My Man Jeff Tom Boyle
- hot dog vendor Victor Maddern
- mad major Terence Alexander
- pompous toff Peter Bayliss
- socialite in Sotheby's Joan Benham
- auctioneer Patrick Cargill
- Mr Dougdale, director in Sotheby's John Cleese
- sommelier Clive Dunn
- Fitzgibbon Fred Emney
- snob in Sotheby's Kenneth Fortescue
- duke in Sotheby's Patrick Holt
- Lord Barry David Hutcheson
- Ginger Horton Hattie Jacques
- Lord Hampton Jeremy Lloyd
- ship's guide David Lodge
- Edouard of Chez Edouard Ferdy Mayne
- Winthrop Dennis Price
- Maltravers Robert Raglan
- waiter at Chez Edouard Graham Stark
- [Oxford stroke] Graham Chapman
- [Sol] Freddie Earlle
- [interested lord at ship's bar] Peter Graves
- [Sir John] John Le Mesurier
- [Duke of Mantisbriar] Guy Middleton
- [Lord Kilgallon] Peter Myers
- [engine room toff] Leon Thau
- [police inspector] Frank Thornton
- [Sir Lionel] Michael Trubshawe
- [Prince Henry] Edward Underdown
- [Michael Aspel, television commentator] Michael Aspel
- [television commentator] Michael Barratt
- [television commentator] Harry Carpenter
- [television commentator] W. Barrington Dalby
- [television commentator] John Snagge
- [Alan Whicker, television commentator] Alan Whicker
- [transvestite singer] Yul Brynner
- [] Freddie Earlle
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Joe McGrath
- [1st] Assistant Director Roger Simons
- 2nd Assistant Director Ray Freeborn
- 3rd Assistant Director Raymond Becket
- Continuity Maggie Unsworth
Production
- ©/Filmed... by Grand Films Limited
- Released by Commonwealth United Entertainment
- Executive Producer Henry T. Weinstein
- Executive Producer Anthony B. Unger
- Produced by Denis O'Dell
- Production Manager Victor Peck
- Location Manager David Griffith
- Production Secretary Gladys Pearce
- Assistant Production Secretary, NY Louise Stein
- Filmed on location and at Twickenham Film Studios
Casting
- Casting Director John Merrick
Writing
- Screenplay by Terry Southern
- Screenplay by Joe McGrath
- Additional Material by Graham Chapman
- Additional Material by John Cleese
- Additional Material by Peter Sellers
- From the novel by Terry Southern
Photography
- Photographed by Geoffrey Unsworth
- Camera Operator Peter MacDonald
- Follow Focus Cameraman John Campbell
- Clapper Loader Cedric James
- Camera Maintenance Engineer Peter Saddington
Stills
- Stills Photographer John Young
Special Effects
- Visual Special Effects Wally Veevers
Animation
- Animation Richard Williams Studio
Editing
- Editor Kevin Connor
- 1st Assistant Editor Rita Burgess
- 2nd Assistant Editor Amanda Palmer
Design
- Production Designer Assheton Gorton
- Art Director George Djurkovic
- Assistant Art Director Roger King
- Set Dresser Peta Button
- Draughtsperson George Lack
- Scenic Artist Peter Woods
- Property Master Alf Pegley
Costumes
- Costume Designer Evangeline Harrison
Make-up
- Make-up Harry Frampton
- Hairdressing Joyce James
Film processing
- Film Laboratory Technicolor
- Film Laboratory Contact Stu Brown
- Stills Laboratory Gerry Butler
Music
- Music Composed and Conducted by Ken Thorne
- 'Come and Get It' Written by Paul McCartney
Choreography
- Choreography Lionel Blair
Sound
- Sound Mixer Peter Sutton
- Sound Camera Operator Ken Reynolds
- Boom Operator David Badger
- Sound Maintenance Engineer Brian Hunter
- Dubbing Mixer Gerry Humphreys
- Assistant Dubbing Mixer Robin O'donoghue
- Sound Editor Brian Holland
- 1st Assistant Sound Editor Peter Burgess
- Sound Effects Mixer David Maiden
Consultant
- Sound Recording RCA Sound System
Publicity
- Production Publicist Tony Tweedale