The Magic Christian (film) ends. Most mainstream critics have been quite negative on the film, especially for its extensive use of black humour. Darrel Baxton, in his review for "Splitting Image", refers to the film as of 'the school of savage sub-Bunuelian satire'. Christopher Null in filmcritic.com states that 'it is way too over-the-top to make any profound statement'. "The Magic Christian" was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Olive Films on 28 May 2013. The Magic Christian (film) The Magic Christian is a 1969 British satirical black comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, with appearances by
Peter Sellers the eponymous adventure novels by Sax Rohmer; Sellers played both police inspector Nayland Smith and Fu Manchu, alongside Helen Mirren and David Tomlinson. The production of the film was troublesome before filming started, with two directors—Richard Quine and John Avildsen—fired before the script had been completed. Sellers also expressed dissatisfaction with his own portrayal of Manchu with his ill-health often causing delays. Arguments between Sellers and director Piers Haggard led to Haggard's firing at Sellers's instigation and Sellers took over direction, using his long-time friend David Lodge to direct some sequences. Tom Shales of "The Washington Post" described the film