Despite an illustrious career and the passing of 43 years since the unraveling of the production, Medak is still reeling from the disastrous experience and carrying the wounds inflicted by Sellers and the film's failure.
The Ghost of Peter Sellers received widespread acclaim from film critics, who praised Medak's willingness to revisit a dark period both professionally and personally.
Sellers was in a personal and professional void at the start of filming; his recent failed relationship with Liza Minnelli and a number of poorly received films had spun him into a dark period, giving rise to a roller coaster of incidents during production, from sabotage to mutiny, from agonizing shooting schedules in cold temperatures to Spike Milligan’s frantic on-set rewrites.
Medak had made three well-received films in five years,[2] including The Ruling Class in 1972 with Peter O’ Toole (nominated both for the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award).
The site's critical consensus reads, "A soul-searching act of therapy for its director, The Ghost of Peter Sellers offers absorbing insight into how some decisions -- and people -- can haunt us long after they're gone.
[4] IMDB Editor Keith Simanton included the documentary in his 'Top 25 Films of 2018':[5] "Not since Lost in La Mancha (by Terry Gilliam) have I seen anything so heartbreaking as this behind-the-scenes expose...'Ghost' ups the ante over 'La Mancha' however, by having the man at the center of the matter, Medak, directing, narrating, exorcising the guilt over a truly insane shoot, and laying to rest his animosity towards a troubled genius 45 years after the fact".