Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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  • Opened April 1, 1975 
  • 1 hr 30 min
  • PG | Violence

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. More on child suitability

  • A comedic 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. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam
  • Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
  • Genres: Comedy

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by JLinneball

If you haven't seen this, this is quite possibly the absurdist British comedy troupe's best work. If you're fairly well-educated and also like silly humor, this is for you. Otherwise, you might just...

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Definitely a classic! Laughs from start to finish. If you haven't seen it, snap to it!...

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Boston Globe
| Jay Carr

Nobody ever placed brilliance in the service of silliness quite the way the Python gang did. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is stuffed with both. Read full review

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New Times (L.A.)
| Gregory Weinkauf

What we have here is an historical document of inestimable value, describing in no uncertain terms the terrible and beautiful times before AIDS. Read full review

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Baltimore Sun
| Michael Sragow

It's still the Holy Grail of crazy comedy. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Wilmington

An incredibly silly film of great humor, brilliant design and epic insanity. Read full review

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