Movie·1983·1h 47m
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
It took God six days to create the heavens and the earth...and Monty Python ninety minutes to screw it up.
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
Written By
Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin
Producer
John Goldstone
Cinematography
Peter Hannan
Music
John Du Prez
Editor
Julian Doyle
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
2,114 votes
Where to watch
Region: INRent
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// cast
Cast
Terry Gilliam
Various Roles
Graham Chapman
Various Roles
John Cleese
Various Roles
Eric Idle
Various Roles
Terry Jones
Various Roles
Michael Palin
Various Roles
Carol Cleveland
Various Roles
Simon Jones
Cedric
Patricia Quinn
Mrs. Williams
Judy Loe
Nurse #1
Andrew Bicknell
(Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Andrew MacLachlan
Groom
Mark Holmes
Severed head
Valerie Whittington
Mrs. Moore
Jennifer Franks
Bride
Imogen Bickford-Smith
Nurse #2
Angela Mann
Second guest's wife
Sydney Arnold
Pirate Captain (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
// crew
Crew
Graham Chapman
Screenplay
Terry Jones
Director, Screenplay
Terry Gilliam
Screenplay
Michael Palin
Screenplay
John Goldstone
Producer
John Du Prez
Original Music Composer
Eric Idle
Screenplay
John Cleese
Screenplay
Julian Doyle
Editor
Peter Hannan
Director of Photography
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
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