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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)

PG  91 min  -  Adventure | Comedy   -  10 May 1974 (USA)
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King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Graham Chapman ...
John Cleese ...
Eric Idle ...
Terry Gilliam ...
Patsy / Green Knight / Old Man from Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Animator / Gorrilla Hand
Terry Jones ...
Michael Palin ...
Connie Booth Connie Booth ...
The Witch
Carol Cleveland Carol Cleveland ...
Neil Innes Neil Innes ...
Bee Duffell Bee Duffell ...
John Young John Young ...
Rita Davies Rita Davies ...
Historian's Wife
Avril Stewart Avril Stewart ...
Sally Kinghorn Sally Kinghorn ...
Dr. Winston
Mark Zycon Mark Zycon ...
Prisoner
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Storyline

The movie starts out with Arthur, King of the Britons, looking for knights to sit with him at Camelot. He finds many knights including Sir Galahad the pure, Sir Lancelot the brave, the quiet Sir Bedevere, and Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Lancelot. They do not travel on horses, but pretend they do and have their servants bang coconuts to make the sound of horse's hooves. Through satire of certain events in history (witch trials, the black plague) they find Camelot, but after literally a quick song and dance they decide that they do not want to go there. While walking away, God (who seems to be grumpy) come to them from a cloud and tells them to find the Holy Grail. They agree and begin their search. While they search for the Grail, scenes of the knight's tales appear and why they have the name they have. Throughout their search they meet interesting people and knights along the way... Written by Zucco  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Knight | Holy Grail | Castle | Camelot | Rabbit  | See more »

Taglines:

And now! At Last! Another film completely different from some of the other films which aren't quite the same as this one is. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French (only a few words) | Latin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Mønti Pythøn ik den Høli Gräilen See more »

Box Office

Budget:

£229,575 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$45,487 (USA) (17 June 2001) (4 Screens)

Gross:

$1,821,082 (USA) (21 December 2003)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (2001 re-release) | Mono (original release)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Two weeks before location shooting was scheduled to begin, the Scottish Department of the Environment withdrew permission for the Pythons to shoot within their castles, saying that the film's script would be "incompatible with the history and fabric" of the castles. The interiors of Camelot and Swamp Castle, and exteriors of Castle Anthrax, French Castle and the opening castle were all shot at Doune Castle (with various rooms redecorated and reused many times). Recently-rebuilt Castle Stalker was used for the Castle Aarrgg. Both of these were privately owned and could be used. The Constitutional Peasants' castle and Camelot are each 10ft high plywood models (hence Patsy's comment) which had a tendency to blow over in the middle of each take; hence the trailer shows another in-joke, with King Arthur knighting someone who just built a large castle but when the plywood building falls over Arthur stabs him. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When King Arthur is watching the Black Knight fight, the Black Knight throws a sword straight into the visor of the other knight's helmet. Later, when he takes his sword out, the sword is sideways in the visor. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
King Arthur: Whoa, there!
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Crazy Credits

A Møøse once bit my sister... See more »

Connections

Referenced in Northern Exposure, Season 3: Unexposed (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Camelot Song (Knights of the Round Table)"
Words by Graham Chapman and John Cleese
Music by Neil Innes See more »