Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Movie·1975·1h 31m

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

And now! At Last! Another film completely different from some of the other films which aren't quite the same as this one is.

Country

United Kingdom

Language

French

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// overview

The Story

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".

Written By

Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle

Producer

Mark Forstater, John Goldstone

Cinematography

Terry Bedford

Editor

John Hackney

Themes

holy grailswordplayenglandmonkwedding receptionscotland yardanimal attackcamelotround tablechaptersatireparody

Production House

Python (Monty) Pictures
Michael White Productions
National Film Trustee Company
EMI Films

Audience Score

78%

6,374 votes

Skip7%
Timepass15%
Go for it38%
Perfection40%

// cast

Cast

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard

John Cleese

John Cleese

Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Patsy / Green Knight / Old Man from Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Animator / Gorilla Hand

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

First Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / Narrator / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights Who Say NI!

Connie Booth

Connie Booth

The Witch

Carol Cleveland

Carol Cleveland

Zoot / Dingo

Neil Innes

Neil Innes

First Monk / Singing Minstrel / Page Crushed by the Rabbit / Peasant #4

Bee Duffell

Bee Duffell

Old Crone

John Young

John Young

Dead Body / Historian Frank

Rita Davies

Rita Davies

Historian's Wife

Avril Stewart

Dr. Piglet

Sally Kinghorn

Dr. Winston

Mark Zycon

Prisoner

Elspeth Cameron

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Mitsuko Forstater

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Sandy Johnson

Sandy Johnson

Knight of Ni / Villager at Witch Burning / Musician at Wedding / Monk / Knight in Battle

// crew

Crew

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Director, Writer

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Director, Writer

Mark Forstater

Producer

John Goldstone

Executive Producer

Terry Bedford

Director of Photography

John Hackney

Editor

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Writer

John Cleese

John Cleese

Writer

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Writer

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Writer

Michael White

Michael White

Producer

Thomas Malory

Writer

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