Sid Caesar

The story behind the classic movie musical. The programme examines the original stage musical in the early 1970s, which starred a young Richard Gere, and the changes that occurred between stage and screen, including the addition of several new songs and toning down the original show's darker elements. Plus, a look at some of the actors who could have played the roles made famous by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows — to the film genres he so successfully satirized in Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, and Spaceballs — to the groundbreaking Broadway musical version of his first film, The Producers. The documentary also delves into his professional and personal ups and downs — his childhood, his first wife and subsequent 41-year marriage to Anne Bancroft — capturing a never-before-heard sense of reflection and confession.

New interviews with Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, footage from the reunion of Caesar's Writers (1996), and sketches from Your Show of Shows (1950) and Caesar's Hour (1954).

For the past 40 years, a group of comedy writers and directors has gathered every other Wednesday for lunch - and other nourishment. These are the fabled guys that made America funny.

Документальный фильм о культовом писателе, режиссере, актере, комике и музыканте - Вуди Аллене. Всем почитателям его творчества рекомендуем смотреть онлайн «Вуди Аллен».

A collection of Ceasar's finest comedy moments.

The Big Daddy of televised comedy sketches, Sid Caesar had millions of Americans holding their sides and howling at his uproarious antics and those of his inspired sidekicks--Imogene Coca, Nanette Fabray, Carl Reiner, and Howard Morris. These are compilations of fan favorites--digitally remastered to be as crisp as they were in the 1950s. "The Fan Favorites" includes gems from the heyday of live TV, as well as interviews with writers and actors, including Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, and Neil Simon. 3-3/4 hours on 3 cassettes or 3 DVDs. Set 1 features live gut-busters from "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour", including 18 of Caesar's own favorite sketches, plus revealing interviews with contemporaries, including Mel Brooks and Neil Simon.

The Big Daddy of televised comedy sketches, Sid Caesar had millions of Americans holding their sides and howling at his uproarious antics and those of his inspired sidekicks--Imogene Coca, Nanette Fabray, Carl Reiner, and Howard Morris. These are compilations of fan favorites--digitally remastered to be as crisp as they were in the 1950s. "The Fan Favorites" includes gems from the heyday of live TV, as well as interviews with writers and actors, including Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, and Neil Simon. 3-3/4 hours on 3 cassettes or 3 DVDs. Set 1 features live gut-busters from "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour", including 18 of Caesar's own favorite sketches, plus revealing interviews with contemporaries, including Mel Brooks and Neil Simon. Three digitally remastered volumes: "The Magic of Live TV, Inside the Writer's Room," and "Creating the Comedy". Almost 4 hours on 3 cassettes or 3 DVDs.

One of the greatest comedians of early television, Sid Caesar hasn't had his work shown in perennial reruns, so it's especially gratifying to see a collection of his classic sketches released on video, with Caesar himself introducing the material. Besides being a truly gifted comic, Caesar benefited from having some brilliant supporting players, including Carl Reiner, Imogene Coca, and Nanette Fabray. Some of his illustrious writers, including Neil Simon, Woody Allen, and Mel Brooks, appear in interviews setting up the sketches. The sketches themselves include some all-time classics such as Caesar and company playing the figurines populating a medieval town clock (a brilliant bit partly written by Neil Simon and his brother, Danny, who reminisce after the sketch).

One of the greatest comedians of early television, Sid Caesar hasn't had his work shown in perennial reruns, so it's especially gratifying to see a collection of his classic sketches released on video, with Caesar himself introducing the material. Besides being a truly gifted comic, Caesar benefited from having some brilliant supporting players, including Carl Reiner, Imogene Coca, and Nanette Fabray. Some of his illustrious writers, including Neil Simon, Woody Allen, and Mel Brooks, appear in interviews setting up the sketches. The sketches themselves include some all-time classics such as Caesar and company playing the figurines populating a medieval town clock (a brilliant bit partly written by Neil Simon and his brother, Danny, who reminisce after the sketch).

Путешествие к Великой Китайской стене через тропические джунгли и арктические льды! Сбежав из неволи - засекреченной лаборатории, трое удивительных животных с умственным развитием ученых-ракетостроителей отправились в увлекательное путешествие вокруг света. Обезьяна Эдди всегда испытывал страсть к приключениям. И, оказавшись на свободе, он и его лучшие друзья - веселый гепард и очкастый попугай, решили объехать весь мир. И, несмотря на подстерегающие их опасности, везде, на заснеженных просторах Сибири, на улицах Парижа и на берегах острова Пасхи, трое отважных путешественников верны своей дружбе....

Gomez is a middle-aged man who dreams of buying a gorgeous white suit in a nearby store, but doesn't have enough cash. He finds 4 more people of same size, who each give $20 and get to wear the suit for an hour each in return. But the suit is not just a suit - it makes wishes of the one wearing it come true.

Семейство Грисуолдов во главе с папой Кларком полным составом отправляется на отдых в Лас-Вегас. Лас-Вегас, традиционно известный как игорный и развлекательный центр, встречает гостей во всем великолепии. Цирк, эстрада, карнавальные шествия и, конечно, бесчисленные казино, — ну как тут не соблазниться и не попытать счастья?! Папа Кларк решает, что пусть вся семья развлекается каждый на свой лад. Его жена Эллен вначале возражает, но недостаточно активно. Ее тянет послушать блестящее исполнение песен местной знаменитости Уэйна Ньютона. Сын Расти легко вошел в тусовку прожигателей жизни, а у младшей дочери Одри произошла сильная переоценка ценностей после того, как она примерила новое платье. И, наконец, сам глава семьи, увлекшись блэк-джеком и покером, проиграл почти весь семейный бюджет. Отдыхавший поблизости кузен Эдди, большой оригинал, — даже он оказался не самым лучшим советчиком папе Кларку и тоже проигрался… Кто же знал, чем чреваты соблазны Лас-Вегаса?

When two girls think the other has it better, they swap places to see who's right!

Звездный документальный фильм и дань классической комедии «Этот безумный, безумный, безумный мир».

Three men who have just been forced to retire convince their bank to finance their dream: To produce a line of clothing for senior citizens.

A U.S. soldier sees the Berlin Wall go up in 1961 and helps a group of East Germans escape to the West.

In Europe several several centuries ago, a group of prisoners about to be executed are freed as part of the celebration of the upcoming marriage of the emperor's daughter, Princess Gilda, to a very rich prince from another country. Sid Caesar composed the song "Clothes Make the Man". Ran 93 minutes on German TV.

A shop owner who is being evicted at Christmas rescues her Scrooge-like landlord from an accident.

The film centers on Howard F. Howard, an overweight everyman. Engaged to Beverly, the woman of his dreams, Howard has one problem - an overactive fixation with The Three Stooges. Everywhere Howard goes, he sees Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard intruding on his life. Determined to overcome his fixation, Howard and Beverly prepare for their wedding. But on his way to the ceremony, Howard descends into Stoogemania and finds himself walking into the city streets with other Stoogemaniacs. His only hope is commitment to the Stooge Hills sanitarium, under the care of a renowned psychologist, until the inmates take over the asylum on graduation day.

A young woman struggles with her own need for independence and the obligation she feels for her deaf parents in this depression-era drama. A friend sees her turmoil and tells her she must find happiness on her own. However, the initial joy she finds in marriage starts to strain under the guilt she feels for deserting her parents and the bitterness they express towards her.

Продолжение широко известной первой части. На этот раз шейх решает организовать безумные гонки через все Соединенные Штаты Америки с запада на восток. Причем приз составляет ни много, ни мало, один миллион долларов. Естественно все участники первых гонок выходят на старт и к ним добавляется множество новых гонщиков…

A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlfriend by buying his own restaurant in midtown Manhattan.

Two former bank employees, executive Dick Van Dyke, forced into early retirement by a computer, and guard Sid Caesar, unceremoniously dismissed before his pension comes due, concoct a computerized scheme to steal from the rich (i.e. the bank) and give to the poor with anonymous checks (money accessed from inactive accounts) to average do-gooders.

Действие этой картины происходит в 1961 году, спустя два года после того, как герои первой ленты закончили колледж. К этому времени подоспела новая порция старшеклассников, среди которых главная героиня, предводительница «женской банды», — красавица Стефани и новичок Майкл.

Сумасбродная комедия в стиле Монти Питона, которая стремительно переносит из каменного века во времена Римской империи, а затем и Французской революции, с шутками и приколами - от остроумных до вульгарных. Брукс находит смешное даже в пытках и истязаниях инквизиции - сам играет Торквемаду. Не «покупайтесь» только на финальную рекламу якобы второй части «Всемирной истории» - это такая же шутка, как и все остальное в картине. Уже не один отечественный видеоман сошел с ума, пытаясь отыскать несуществующее продолжение.

The lovable Munster family finds their placid world turned into turmoil by the diabolical Dr. Diablo, the mastermind of an art heist using monster robots, including clones of Herman and Grandpa.

Dorothy is carried back to Oz by a green turkey balloon on the final Thanksgiving she is to spend with her aunt and uncle, who are moving to a retirement community. She meets Jack Pumpkinhead, The Hungry Tiger, and Tic Toc (sic), and must stop the evil Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinkerer (looking suspiciously like John R. Neil's depiction of the Nome King), who brings the balloon to life.

Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.

Two everyday schlubs are inadvertently frozen for 120 years, awakening to a wacky future run by a robot named MAX. Pilot episode for unproduced series.

With a new twist on an old holiday, Intergalatic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet is a delightful animated special combining space age fantasy with the old and revered traditions that make Thanksgiving a great festive holiday.

50-е годы. Дэнни Зуко и Сэнди влюбляются, расстаются и вновь воссоединяют любящие сердца.

Действие происходит в 1940 году в Сан-Франциско. Частный детектив Лу Пекинпа обвиняется в убийстве своего партнера, чья жена была его любовницей. Лейтенант ДиМаджио и его помощники ведут смехотворное расследование, а тут в кабинете Лу объявляется некая миссис Монтенегро. Вместе с тремя своими спутниками она ищет древние сокровища - дюжину бриллиантовых яиц.

Tony Franciosa plays a detective who's on the trail of a murderer whose mutilated and predominantly male victims are found encased in silken cocoons...

Barnaby and Me is a 1978 Australian TV movie about a girl and her talking koala who are pursued by criminals.

Benny and his wife Ruthie are getting set to drive down to Florida, but Benny needs someone to look after his department store while he's gone. Though he doesn't think much of him, Benny hands the responsibility over to his son, Russell. While Russell doesn't get much respect from his parents, he's better off than his brother, Ezra, whom Benny has gone so far as to disown. Ezra is currently battling with his work (coach of a high school basketball team that hasn't won in ages) and his wife (who keeps nagging him that she wants to have a baby as soon as possible) at the same time.

A team of troubleshooters is called to a skyscraper where a plane has crashed into the 20th floor and is stuck in the side of the building.

Мел Брукс играет несколько позабытого кинорежиссера, который приходит к директору студии с гениальной, как ему кажется, идеей фильма. Он хочет снять кино, и оно должно стать немым! По его мнению, такой неожиданный ход должен спасти студию от грозящего поглощения…

Book-ending the year 1975 with two big budget TV Specials, Ann -Margret also earned her second Oscar nomination that year, for Tommy. In January, "Ann-Margret Olssen" premiered and was titled with the star's maiden name. This second special premiered late in the year and was titled with the star's married name. Her husband Roger Smith also appears in the opening sequences. Presented by the Bell System's Family Theatre, the program was filmed at the ATV Studios at BBC Elstree Centre, Borehamwood, England.

Небольшой частный самолет, неожиданно потерявший управление, на полном ходу врезается в «Боинг» Колумбийских авиалиний, выполняющий рейс № 409 Вашингтон — Лос-Анджелес. Второй пилот и бортинженер авиалайнера погибают, а капитан корабля теряет зрение. Радиосвязь с землей утеряна. Стюардесса Нэнси Прайор, пытающаяся успокоить пассажиров, понимает, что только счастливый случай может спасти несущийся над бездной самолет…

Ten comedy sketches compiled from the 1950s TV series, "Your Show of Shows."

When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts.

Sid Caesar is a bumbling gopher to a mob boss who must recover a fortune in cash stowed in the suit of a corpse.

После 12-ти лет счастливой супружеской жизни Пол Мэннинг вдруг понимает, что его одолела скука. Приятель Эд Стэндер дает Полу совет: ему необходимо развлечься и завести интрижку на стороне, иначе — браку конец. Но порядочный семьянин совсем не готов прибегнуть к таким реанимационным мерам по спасению семьи…

По дороге в Лас-Вегас мчатся автомобили. В первом едет бизнесмен с женой и тёщей. Во втором — дантист с супругой. В третьем — парочка приятелей. Они не знакомы друг с другом и вряд ли когда-нибудь встретились бы. Все они становятся свидетелями аварии. А единственный пострадавший перед смертью открывает тайну: под Большим W он спрятал клад. И вот путешественники превращаются в пиратов. Они наперегонки несутся за сокровищами, пытаясь по дороге посильней испортить жизнь конкурентам...

A hard-drinking reporter tries to help the embittered widow of the soldier who had saved his life during the war.

Howard Young is a coast guardsman who has been on shore duty for three years despite his efforts to be sent into action. His nearest approach to sea duty was on a harbor-moored life raft for 21 days as part of an experiment with a new type of vitamin gum for the government. He meets Christine Bradley, a SPAR, sent to take over his communications job and, by things he leaves unsaid, she thinks his life-raft experience was the result of a ship-wreck at sea.