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
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers his film career. Director Blake Edwards is played by John Lithgow, and the film exposes some of the behind-the-scenes personality conflicts between Sellers and Edwards, which contributed to their unhappy and tumultuous working relationship, despite the success of their films. In the interview for the film, included on the DVD, Edwards credited Rush with portraying Sellers' characters with uncanny similarity to the real Peter Sellers, and in 2004 claimed that it was the best acting he had ever seen Rush perform. Actor Geoffrey Rush stated in interviews that the film was itself structured to be reminiscent of a Peter Sellers