Format:
DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:
A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum [videorecording (DVD)] / United Artists [presents] ; screenplay by Melvin Frank, Michael Pertwee ; produced by Melvin Frank ; directed by Richard Lester.
Edition:
Widescreen format (1.85:1).
Publisher, Date:
Culver City, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2007], c2000.
Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
A conniving slave attempts to help his master's son win the love of the girl-next-door.
Subjects:
Slaves -- Rome -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Rome -- Drama.
Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. -- Drama.
Genre:
Musical films.
Comedy films.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Musical -- Feature.
Comedy -- Feature.
Other Author:
Frank, Melvin, 1913-1988.
Pertwee, Michael.
Lester, Richard, 1932-
Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977.
Silvers, Phil, 1911-1985.
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966.
Crawford, Michael, 1942-
Gilford, Jack.
Andre, Annette, 1939-
Hordern, Michael, Sir.
Greene, Leon.
Kinnear, Roy, 1934-1988.
Roeg, Nicolas, 1928-
Smith, John Victor.
Thorne, Ken.
Martin, George, dancer.
Martin, Ethel.
Sondheim, Stephen. Funny thing happened on the way to the forum.
United Artists Corporation.
MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
Notes:
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital stereo. surround in English, Dolby digital mono. in Spanish.
In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional French or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford, Jack Gilford, Annette Andre, Michael Hordern, Leon Greene, Roy Kinnear.
Director of photography, Nicolas Roeg ; editor, John Victor-Smith ; musical direction and incidental music by Ken Thorne ; dances by George and Ethel Martin.
Filmed at Bronson Studios in Madrid, Spain.
Based on the musical play: A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum / with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1966.
Includes original theatrical trailer (1 min.).
"Enhanced for widescreen TVs" -- Container.
Contents:
Feature presentation (ca. 97 min.). Music and dance numbers: "A comedy tonight" / sung by Zero Mostel under opening credits -- [Dances by courtesans] / performed by Helen Funai, Myrna White, Jennifer Baker and Susan Baker, Lucienne Bridou -- "I'm lovely" / sung by Annette Andre and Michael Crawford -- "Everybody ought to have a maid" / sung by Michael Hordern, Zero Mostel, Jack Gifford, Phil Silvers -- "Bring me my bride" / sung by Leon Greene -- [Acrobatic act] / performed by Phil Silvers, others -- "You're lovely" / sung by Zero Mostel, Jack Gifford -- [Funeral dirge] / sung by Leon Greene ; danced by female ensemble -- "A comedy tonight" / sung by Zero Mostel and other cast members.
ISBN:
0792844815
9780792844815
Publisher or Distributor Number:
908091
Other Number:
44023619
System Availability:
1
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
1
Control Number:
84063
Call Number:
DVD F
Course Reserves:
0
# Local items in:
1
# System items in:
1
Medium:
[videorecording (DVD)]