A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading t... Read allA wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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- TriviaWhile Buster Keaton often used a stunt double due to his illness, he improvised running into a tree branch and falling backwards onto the ground, much to the horror of director Richard Lester and crew.
- GoofsLycus disguised himself as a woman in a yellow gown, but the gown changes to white during the chase scene and remains white for the remainder of the film.
- Quotes
Miles Gloriosus: Oh, her bridal bower becomes a burial bier of bitter bereavement!
Pseudolus: Very good! Can you say "Titus the tailor told ten tall tales to Titania the titmouse"?
- Crazy creditsOne fresco in the closing titles depicts a Roman orgy, but one character raises the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) seal in protest. The MPAA was in charge of deciding whether the content of a feature was too obscene.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
All in all it's worth having, but be prepared for your mood to shift from seeing the film as a half-full glass or a half-empty one.
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- Also known as
- Toll trieben es die alten Römer
- Filming locations
- Samuel Bronston Studios, Madrid, Spain(as Bronston Studios, Madrid)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1