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06/24/06
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
94 %
Reviews Counted: 50 Fresh: 47 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7.8/10
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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
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 investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Monty Python Cast, Connie Booth, Carol Cleveland, Bee Duffell, John Young
Director: Terry Gilliam
Producer: Mark Forstater, Terry Jones
Screenwriter: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Composer: Neil Innes
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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Troupe members Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones helmed this feature, bringing to it a visual style that is both cinematic and outrageously surreal.
07/10/07
Thirty-one years after its release, this remains my favorite Python feature, and you probably already know if it's yours as well.
07/20/06
Top Critic
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!"
12/08/03
Uma comédia repleta de momentos clássicos do gênero – e este longa-metragem foi apenas o primeiro do inesquecível Monty Python.
11/28/03
Perhaps the most original comedy - or at least the most ridiculously funny historically semi-accurate comedy spoof - of all time
10/09/03
Holy Grail suffers from the same syndrome that afflicts many of these restored classics: It is better remembered than actually seen.
07/19/03
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