Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) movie poster

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

"And now! At Last! Another film completely different from some of the other films which aren't quite the same as this one is."
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๐Ÿ‘ 90%Google users liked it archived
Critics Score
๐ŸŽฌ 92% (RT: 92%, MC: 91) โ„น๏ธRT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Runtime
1h 31m
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.8/10 (6,303 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
91
Cast
Graham Chapman as King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard
John Cleese as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
Eric Idle as 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 as Patsy / Green Knight / Old Man from Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Animator / Gorilla Hand
Terry Jones as Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe
Michael Palin as 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 as The Witch
Carol Cleveland as Zoot / Dingo
Yes. 90% of real audiences liked it based on 6,303 votes. Critics agree, scoring it 92%.
Overview
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". Wikipedia โ†—
Fun Facts
  • Eagle-eyed viewers have noticed a hidden easter egg referencing Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones's previous film in the background of the opening scene.
  • Before Graham Chapman was cast, several major A-list stars turned down the lead role because they felt the script was too risky.
  • The original script for Monty Python and the Holy Grail was written over a decade before production finally began in 1975.
Audience Consensus

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 British comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy troupe: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. The film follows King Arthur, played by Chapman, and his knights of the Round Table on a quest to find the Holy Grail, encountering along the way a series of absurd obstacles including a killer rabbit, the Knights Who Say Ni, a bridge of death guarded by a question-asking troll, a French castle whose defenders hurl insults and livestock, and the Black Knight, who insists he's fine after having all his limbs severed. Monty Python and the Holy Grail was made on an absurdly small budget โ€” approximately $400,000, partly funded by rock bands including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Genesis โ€” and the production's financial limitations became creative assets, with coconut halves substituting for horses becoming one of cinema's most beloved running gags.

The film's style of comedy โ€” intellectual, absurdist, anarchic, and relentlessly quotable โ€” has influenced virtually every comedy that followed. Nearly every scene has entered the cultural lexicon, from "It's just a flesh wound" to "We are the knights who say Ni!" Monty Python and the Holy Grail earned approximately $5 million in its initial release and has generated incalculable cultural currency in the five decades since.

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