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| | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) Movie Review - RopeofSilicon.com |
 | | Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A is a United Artists release directed by Richard Lester and was released on October 16, 1966. |
 | | The wild story, set in ancient Rome, follows a slave named Pseudolus (Zero Mostel, snorting and gibbering) as he tries to extricate himself from an increasingly farcical situation; Mostel and a bevy of inspired clowns, including Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford, and Buster Keaton, keep the slapstick and the patter perking. |
 | | The result is a pixilated romp and very close to the vaudeville spirit suggested by the title--though anyone with a low tolerance for Zero Mostel's overbearing buffoonery may be in trouble. |
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