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| Graham Chapman | ... |
Wise Man #2 /
Brian Cohen /
Biggus Dickus
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| John Cleese | ... | ||
| Terry Gilliam | ... | ||
| Eric Idle | ... |
Mr. Cheeky /
Stan aka Loretta /
Harry the Haggler /
Culprit Woman /
Warris /
Intensely Dull Youth /
Jailer's Assistant /
Otto /
Lead Singer Crucifee
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| Terry Jones | ... | ||
| Michael Palin | ... |
Wise Man #3 /
Mr. Big Nose /
Francis /
Mrs. A /
Ex-Leper /
Announcer /
Ben /
Pontius Pilate /
Boring Prophet /
Eddie /
Shoe Follower /
Nisus Wettus
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| Terence Bayler | ... | ||
| Carol Cleveland | ... | ||
| Kenneth Colley | ... | ||
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Neil Innes | ... | |
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Charles McKeown | ... | |
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John Young | ... |
Matthias, Son of Deuteronomy of Gath
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| Gwen Taylor | ... | ||
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Sue Jones-Davies | ... | |
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Peter Brett |
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The story of Brian of Nazareth, born on the same day as Jesus of Nazareth, who takes a different path in life that leads to the same conclusion. Brian joins a political resistance movement aiming to get the Romans out of Judea. Brian scores a victory of sorts when he manages to paint political slogans on an entire wall in the city of Jerusalem. The movement is not very effective but somehow Brian becomes a prophet and gathers his own following. His fate is sealed however and he lives a very short life. Written by garykmcd
One of my fave films of all time, this film has so many laugh-out-loud jokes and ridiculous thought processes that it would probably be unfair to pick out just a few. Tough - I'm going to: John Cleese as the legionnary Latin teacher rebuking Brian not for daring to use graffiti on the Roman fort but for using the wrong tense, Michael Palin trying to find his place in life as an ex-leper, Terry Jones as Brian's mother trying to protect him from myrrh - let's face it, we've all wondered what myrrh is ! The bit that always makes me laugh without fail is something that isn't always noticed - when Michael Palin is having a go at the guards; "Do you find it risible when I say the name of my friend Biggus Diccus ?" if you look carefully you'll see that Palin is trying really hard not to laugh.
Puerile, silly but also very very clever. This film doesn't criticise religion or Jesus in any way ( what was wrong with the people who tried to ban it ? ) - it's just asking what it could have been like in a society that was expecting the Messiah to show up at any moment, and covering it in a massive coating of comedy.
This film is an absolute classic - 10 out of 10.