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Overview

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Writers:
Graham Chapman (written by) &
John Cleese (written by) ...
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Release Date:
10 May 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy more
Tagline:
Makes Ben Hur look like an Epic more
Plot:
King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
The reason Robin Williams isn't in a nut house. more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mønti Pythøn ik den Høli Gräilen (International: English title) (subtitle)
Los caballeros de la mesa cuadrada (Argentina) (Spain) (short title) [es]
Monty Pythons galna värld (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Die Ritter der Kokosnuß (West Germany) [de]
Gyalog galopp (Hungary) [hu]
Los caballeros de la mesa cuadrada y sus locos seguidores (Spain) [es]
Monty Python (Italy) [it]
Monty Python a svatý grál (Czech Republic) [cs]
Monty Python e o Cálice Sagrado (Portugal) [pt]
Monty Python em Busca do Cálice Sagrado (Brazil) [pt]
Monty Python i swiety graal (Poland) [pl]
Monty Python og de skøre riddere (Denmark) [da]
Monty Python og ridderne av det runde bord (Norway) [no]
Monty Python sacré graal! (France) [fr]
Monty Python, sacré graal (France) [fr]
Monty Pythonin hullu maailma (Finland) [fi]
Oi ippotes tis eleeinis trapezis (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
To adelfato ton ippoton tis eleeinis trapezis (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | French | Latin
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (2001 re-release) | Mono (original release)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (re-rating) (2001) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Portugal:M/12 | UK:15 (video rating: 1988) | Brazil:18 | Argentina:Atp | UK:12 (re-rating) (2006) | UK:A (original rating) (cut) | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L | Ireland:15 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12

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Trivia:
At the beginning of the "Bring out your dead" scene, two nuns with gigantic mallets can be seen. The original script called for them to be pounding on a man tied to a cart, but the scene was cut and that glimpse is all that remains. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Near the end of the Monks' head pounding scene, the monk in the foreground appears to hit himself so hard that he stumbles. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
King Arthur: Whoa, there!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "De wereld draait door: (#4.130)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Monks Chant more

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186 out of 213 people found the following comment useful:-
The reason Robin Williams isn't in a nut house., 3 October 2004
10/10
Author: uckpshh from london, england

This is perhaps one of the greatest, funniest parodies in the history of film. I think the greatest definition of irony is that to be believably stupid on screen, you have to be very intelligent. This is a rare occasion where something can be so stupid that it's funny, with the addition of feeling you got your money's worth at the end. Examples of failures would be anchorman, austin powers, scary movie etc. The gore and clichés of three headed, and goofy "NI!" yelling knights are what give this movie discreet beauty.

Did I mention that the acting is also very good for a movie of this sort. All of the main characters, as they do in the series, take on numerous characters, all of whom are well established and each have their quirks about them. This was a well written, well thought out, and perfectly directed, low budget comedy. The funniest of any monty python film, and amongst the top comedies of all time. I laughed from beginning to end and bruised one of my lungs. I highly recommend this film to anyone. This is living proof that all you need is a good script and good actors.

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