Sir Guy Grand, an eccentric billionaire, together with his newly adopted heir (a homeless man sleeping in the park), Youngman Grand, start playing elaborate practical jokes on people. A big spender, Grand does not … See more

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• Peter Sellers as Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE
• Ringo Starr as Youngman Grand, Esq.
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Writing
Although Joseph McGrath co-wrote the adaptation with the American author Terry Southern, who wrote the original 1959 comic novel The Magic Christian, the screenplay differs considerably in content from the novel such … See more

Most mainstream critics have been quite negative about the film, especially for its extensive use of black humour. Darrel Baxton, in his review for The Spinning Image, refers to the film as of "the school of savage sub-Bunuelian satire".
Christopher Null on … See more

• The episode of The Simpsons television series titled "Homer vs. Dignity" (2000) follows the film's plot.
• The writer Grant Morrison named The Magic Christian as an inspiration for their series Batman Incorporated. See more

The Magic Christian was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Olive Films on 28 May 2013. See more

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