Over four decades later, director Peter Medak revisits the personal and professional fiasco that was GHOST IN THE NOONDAY SUN to search for answers.

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In 1973, Peter Sellers - then at the peak of his box-office power and comedic genius - invited Peter Medak - whose recent smash THE RULING CLASS had been nominated for the Palme d'Or and an Oscar® - to direct a 17th century pirate epic called GHOST IN THE NOONDAY SUN. But with soon-to-be-discovered nightmares that included an unfinished script (re-written by co-star and fellow comedy legend Spike Milligan), rough seas, sinking ships and Sellers' own wildly erratic behavior, the production became an unprecedented catastrophe. The barely completed film was dumped into very limited release, and the director's career and spirit were nearly destroyed by the experience. Over four decades later, Medak revisits this personal and professional fiasco to search for answers - and possibly redemption - in a journey that's been called 'jaw-dropping' (The Hollywood Reporter), 'nightmarishly funny' (Rolling Stone) and 'one of the great 'making-of' documentaries of all-time.' (San Francisco Chronicle)

Special Features

Audio Interview With Director Peter Medak

The Ghosts Inside The Scrapbook - Peter Medak Presents His Production Albums From THE RULING CLASS Through ZORRO, THE GAY BLADE

Love Left The Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema Of Pretenders - Video Essay By Filmmaker Daniel Kremer

Trailer

Media

Bonus Materials

• Audio Interview With Director Peter Medak
• The Ghosts Inside The Scrapbook - Peter Medak Presents His Production Albums From THE RULING CLASS Through ZORRO, THE GAY BLADE
• Love Left The Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema Of Pretenders - Video Essay By Filmmaker Daniel Kremer
• Trailer

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Peter Medak as Self
•       Joe Dunne as Self
•       Simon van der Borgh as Self
•       Peter Sellers as Self
•       Spike Milligan as Self
•       Norma Farnes as Self
•       Peter O'Toole as Self
•       Louis M. Heyward as Self
•       Susan Wood as Self
•       John Heyman as Self
•       Liza Minnelli as Self
•       John Goldstone as Self
•       David Korda as Self
•       Ruth Myers as Self
•       Robin Dalton as Self
•       Tony Greenberg as Self
•       Dennis Fraser as Self
•       Piers Haggard as Self
•       Joseph McGrath as Self
•       Costas Evagorou as Self
•       Murray Melvin as Self
•       Kostas Dimitriou as Self
•       Robert Wagner as Self
•       Victoria Sellers as Self
•       Sanford Lieberson as Self
•       Maggie Abbott as Self
•       Rita Thiel as Self
•       Anthony Franciosa as Self
•       Antony Rufus-Isaacs as Self
•       James Villiers as Self
•       Thomas Baptiste as Self
•       Lorenzo Berni as Self
•       Rene Borisewitz as Self
•       Tony Christodoulou as Self
•       Danton Rissner as Self
•       Michael Stevenson as Self
•       Richard Willis as Self

Director: Peter Medak

Producer: Paul Iacovou

Additional Details

Label: Severin Films

Genre: Documentary

Language: English

Run Time: 93 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 08/26/25

UPC: 760137185253