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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

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Reviews Counted: 49

Fresh: 46

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 7.8/10

Consensus: A cult classic as gut-bustingly hilarious as it is blithely ridiculous, Monty Python and the Holy Grail has lost none of its exceedingly silly charm.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This classic Monty Python comedy, directed by Pythons Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, is a hilarious send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder... This classic Monty Python comedy, directed by Pythons Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, is a hilarious send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of rude Frenchmen. In addition to the set pieces, the film also includes the same kind of surreal animation that Gilliam contributed to the television series. Throughout the irreverent adventures, the Python crew eschews realism in favor of anachronistic social satire, a recipe it later returned to in the 1979 biblical farce MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN. Melding the ridiculous with the sublime, the film quickly inspired a cult following, generated a host of quotes, and even inspired a computer game 20 years after its release. The numerous songs and hysterical vignettes are sidesplittingly unforgettable. [More]

Starring: Monty Python Cast, Connie Booth, Carol Cleveland, Bee Duffell

Starring: Monty Python Cast, Connie Booth, Carol Cleveland, Bee Duffell, John Young, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, John Cleese

Director: Terry Gilliam

Director: Terry Gilliam
Producer: Mark Forstater, Terry Jones
Screenwriter: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Composer: Neil Innes

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Oct 3, 2006

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UMD Features:

  • Region 1
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  • Widescreen - 1.85

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  • Dolby 2.0 - English
  • Subtitles - Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Thai - Optional

Reviews for Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Troupe members Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones helmed this feature, bringing to it a visual style that is both cinematic and outrageously surreal.

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07/10/07
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I laughed so hard I thought I would stop breathing.

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08/12/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Thirty-one years after its release, this remains my favorite Python feature, and you probably already know if it's yours as well.

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07/20/06
Andy Klein
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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A marvelously particular kind of lunatic endeavor.

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05/09/05
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This innovative and hilarious spoof on the Arthurian tales is a laugh riot from start to finish; best of all is the pacification program for the Knights who say "Ni!"

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12/08/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Uma comédia repleta de momentos clássicos do gênero – e este longa-metragem foi apenas o primeiro do inesquecível Monty Python.

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11/28/03
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10/24/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
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Monty Python doesn't get better than this!

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10/15/03
Alex Sandell
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Perhaps the most original comedy - or at least the most ridiculously funny historically semi-accurate comedy spoof - of all time

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10/09/03
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
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Monty Python at their most successful. It improves with age.

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07/31/03
Ken Hanke
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07/25/03
Walter Chaw
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Holy Grail suffers from the same syndrome that afflicts many of these restored classics: It is better remembered than actually seen.

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07/19/03
Bruce Newman
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Great Python movie. Almost every bit works.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
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Funniest movie ever.

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03/27/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
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The silliest movie ever made.

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12/08/02
Brad Laidman
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The Python troupe at their most witty and imaginative.

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11/29/02
Dan Lybarger
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