The Magic Christian (1969)

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This zany British comedy finds a homeless hobo (Ringo Starr) being adopted by the world s richest man, Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers). Setting sail on the luxury liner The Magic Christian, Sir Grand sets out to test the limit of human avarice. Wilfred Hyde White plays the drunken captain, Yul Brynner a chanteuse transvestite along with notable star appearances from John Cleese as the director of Sotheby s, Raquel Welch, Roman Polanski and Richard Attenborough.

peter sellers portrays sir guy grand, the richest man in the world, who happens upon a young orphan in the park (ringo starr) and, on a whim, decides to adopt him. together they set off on a series of madcap escapades, discovering along the way that money will buy anyone, anything that their happy-go-lucky hearts desire. highlighting the film is paul mccartney`s hit song "come and get it," and the monty python regulars who polish it off with their own quirky brand of hilarity.