---
title: 'The Magic Christian (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph McGrath'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-magic-christian-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064622/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Magic Christian (1969)

1969 · 105 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Magic Christian is a 1969 British satirical farce black comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, with appearances by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Raquel Welch, Spike Milligan, Christopher Lee, Richard Attenborough and Roman Polanski. The film, telling the story of an eccentric billionaire who spends his money orchestrating elaborate practical jokes, was loosely adapted from the 1959 comic novel The Magic Christian by the American author Terry Southern, who co-wrote the screenplay adaptation with McGrath.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Graham Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-chapman), [John Cleese](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cleese), [Peter Sellers](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sellers), [Terry Southern](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-southern)
- **Director:** [Joseph McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-mcgrath)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ken Thorne](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-thorne)
- **Producer:** [Denis O'Dell](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-o-dell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Unsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-unsworth)
- **Editor:** [Kevin Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-connor)

## Cast

- [Jeremy Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-lloyd)
- [Richard Attenborough](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-attenborough)
- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee)
- [Isabel Jeans](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabel-jeans)
- [Caroline Blakiston](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-blakiston)
- [Patrick Holt](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-holt)
- [Patrick Cargill](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-cargill)
- [Graham Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-chapman)
- [Graham Stark](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-stark)
- [Roland Culver](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-culver)
- [Ringo Starr](https://cinepixo.com/people/ringo-starr)
- [Laurence Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-harvey)
- [Wilfrid Hyde-White](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfrid-hyde-white)
- [John Cleese](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cleese)
- [Peter Graves](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-graves)

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