Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal quest for the Holy Grail, encountering increasingly absurd obstacles along the way.
Why watch: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd funded this $400K comedy classic.
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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
Neil Innes as First Monk / Singing Minstrel / Page Crushed by the Rabbit / Peasant #4
Bee Duffell as Old Crone
John Young as Dead Body / Historian Frank
Rita Davies as Historian's Wife
Avril Stewart as Dr. Piglet
Sally Kinghorn as Dr. Winston
Mark Zycon as Prisoner
Crew
Terry Gilliam — Director
Terry Jones — Director
Graham Chapman — Writer
John Cleese — Writer
Eric Idle — Writer
Terry Gilliam — Writer
Terry Jones — Writer
Michael Palin — Writer
Mark Forstater — Producer
John Goldstone — Executive Producer
Michael White — Producer
Terry Bedford — Director of Photography
John Hackney — Editor
Roy Forge Smith — Production Design
Hazel Pethig — Costume Design
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