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An all-star British cast competes for attention in this tale of a wealthy eccentric (Peter Sellers) who proves to his newly adopted son (Ringo Starr) that people will sink to anything when money is involved. What follows is a series of hilarious episodes wherein John Cleese, John Lennon, Richard Attenborough, Raquel Welch, Yul Brynner, Roman Polanski and others make cameo appearances. The film also includes music by those Beatles prot?g?s, Badfinger.
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The Magic Christian (1969)
92 min
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.