The Ghost Of Peter Sellers
- 2022 documentary
Documentary film about the problems on the set of Peter Sellers film Ghost In The Noonday Sun. Also features Peter Medak, John Heyman, Norma Farnes, David Korda, Susan Wood and more.
- This film project is currently in development
The Ghost Of Peter Sellers
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's own wildly erratic behaviour, 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).
First released: Tuesday 26th August 2025
Extra features
- Audio interview with director Peter Medak
- The Ghosts Inside The Scrapbook: Peter Medak presents his production albums from The Ruling Class through to Zorro and The Gay Blade
- Love Left The Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema Of Pretenders: Video essay by filmmaker Daniel Kremer
- Trailer
Blu-ray New- Distributor: Severin
- Discs: 1
- Minutes: 93
- Subtitles: English
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