Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
General Information
Completed On: 14 Mar, 1975
Duration: 1 hr 31 min 0 sec
Genres: Fiction
Language: English
Country: United States
Submitted By: Anna Maurice
Festival Rating
In MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, God - animated and annoyed - wants Arthur and his men to find the Holy Grail, so off they go, facing killer rabbits, randy vestal virgins, taunting Frenchmen, a bloodthirsty torso, and other silly characters on their not-so-epic quest.
This is a movie that seems to stand the test of time. Each joke stands on its own and can make the viewer laugh the 100th time they hear it. Seeing such a well-known situation as the Knights of The Round Table in the absurdity that only Monty Python can handle makes a masterpiece completely unlike any other film. This shows that great movies are not only Shindler's List and Godfather high brow pieces of art, but also comedy filled romps. Everyone needs to give this movie a chance, and take a journey to medieval England with Arthurs band of misfits.
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DirectorsTerry Jones
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DirectorsTerry Gilliam
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WritersGraham Chapman
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WritersJohn Cleese
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WritersErin Idle
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WritersTerry Jones
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WritersTerry Gilliam
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WritersMichael Palin
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Film TypeFiction
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GenresAdventure,Comedy,Fantasy
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Runtime1 hours 31 minutes 0 seconds
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Completion Date14 Mar, 1975
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Production BudgetUSD
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Country of OriginUnited States
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Country of Filming
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Film LanguageEnglish
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Shooting Format
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Director's Biography
Terence Graham Parry Jones was a Welsh actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, film director and historian. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy team. After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner Michael Palin (whom he met at Oxford) wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including Do Not Adjust Your Set and The Frost Report, before creating Monty Python's Flying Circus with Cambridge graduates Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman and the American animator/filmmaker Terry Gilliam. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punchlines. He made his directorial debut with the team's film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.
Terrence Vance Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor, comedian and former member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam has directed 13 feature films, including Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), The Fisher King (1991), 12 Monkeys (1995), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Brothers Grimm (2005), Tideland (2005), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009). The only "Python" not born in Britain, he became a naturalised British subject in 1968 and formally renounced his American citizenship in 2006.