A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) is a Zero Mostel vehicle deriving from a play in which he is a Roman house slave looking desperately for a way out of his situation. Various far-fetched and dubious events occur, including a memorable turn by Leon Greene as Captain Miles Gloriosus, a Roman soldier in desperate search of the woman to be his wife – dead or alive.
The romp is non-stop and mildly clever, but some of the gaps are too large to cover up. This is worth an afternoon of a head cold, but otherwise is a bit out of date.
