The Magic Christian | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | January 31, 2022
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Completely madcap, bloated with high-tier cameos, and an absolute riot if you are willing to just dive into it headlong.
| genre | foreign | Comedy |
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| synopsis | Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless boy, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought with money. |
| lead actors | Ringo Starr | Peter Sellers | Isabel Jeans | Caroline Blakiston | Wilfrid Hyde-White | Spike Milligan | John Cleese | Richard Attenborough | John Le Mesurier | Raquel Welch | Roman Polanski | Leonard Frey | Laurence Harvey | Christopher Lee | Clive Dunn | Patrick Holt | Ferdy Mayne | Dennis Price | Yul Brynner | Graham Chapman | James Laurenson | Frank Thornton | Hattie Jacques | Jeremy Lloyd | David Hutcheson | Michael Aspel | Alan Whicker |
| director | Joseph McGrath |