A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Zero Mostel as Pseudolus Jack Gilford as Hysterium Phil Silvers as Marcus Lycus Buster Keaton as Erronius Michael Crawford as Hero Annette Andre as Phillia Michael Hordern as Senex Leon Greene as Miles Gloriosus Roy Kinnear as Gladiator Instructor Alfie Bass as Gatekeeper John Bluthal as Roman Chief Guard Pamela Brown as High Priestess Patricia Jessel as Domina Beatrix Lehmann as Domina's Mother Frank Thornton as Slave Driver Peter Butterworth as Roman Sentry John Bennett as Pseudolus' mark Andrew Faulds as Roman Ronnie Brody as Roman Soldier Frank Elliott Helen Funai as Tintinabula Bill Kerr as Gladiator-in-Training Jack May as Shopkeeper Jon Pertwee as Crassus Ingrid Pitt as Courtesan (uncredited) Ricardo Palacios as Marcus Lycus's Eunuch (uncredited) Joaquín Gómez as Aerialist (uncredited) Thurl Ravenscroft as Voice (uncredited)

Richard Lester Director Melvin Frank Screenplay Larry Gelbart Writer Richard Williams Opening Title Sequence Tony Walton Costume Design José López Rodero Assistant Director Joaquín Gómez Stunts Melvin Frank Producer Nicolas Roeg Director of Photography Alex Thomson Camera Operator Bill Butler Sound Editor Stephen Sondheim Writer Stephen Sondheim Songs Stephen Sondheim Lyricist Stephen Sondheim Original Music Composer Tony Walton Production Design