Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Carol Cleveland, Connie Booth, Eric Idle

This is an absurdist send-up of the legend of King Arthur and his knights' quest for the Holy Grail.

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PG, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Ian MacNaughton, Paul Miller, Terry Gilliam, Terry Hughes, Terry Jones

Released: January 1, 1975

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DVD Released: September 7, 1999

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  • June 4, 2009
    Hilarious, Monthy Python's classic
  • May 3, 2009
    The knights who say "Ni" + the killer bunny rabbit + the extraordinarily rude Frenchman + The Bridge Of Death over The Gorge Of Eternal Peril + the three-headed knight = genius.
  • April 1, 2009
    Surreal and raving mad extravaganza.
    An irreverent, nonsensical and above all hilarious catalog of characters and situations.
    A real blast.
  • March 17, 2009
    although a bit too lost in itself sometimes, holy grail is still a hilarious classic comedy. usually comedies set outside the realm of "real world" situations fall flat for me, but this one rides along side blazing saddles as the best examples of this style of film. all charact... ...( read more )
  • January 30, 2009
    I have nothing bad to say about this movie. This film is such a classic and its skits are legendary. Words fail me to do this film justice; I can barely talk about it without rehashing all the routines. My only complaint might be the incomprehensible ending. But yes, other than t... ...( read more )
  • June 27, 2009
    Una de las comedias mas exentricas e inspiradas que he visto. Monty Python en la cumbre de su creatividad.

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September 21, 2001
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Has been so quoted and requoted that the scenes and words feel tattooed onto the psychic membrane. full review

September 20, 2001
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Still stands as a gloriously silly and twisted send-up. full review

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  • phyllyman833
    August 20, 2007
    funniest movie I have ever seen
  • cp1923
    July 25, 2007
    i saw this one in history class but i didnt understand the meaning of it. i think i should see it again
  • angelpool
    July 16, 2007
    Here's Part Two!!!

    MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL - PART TWO

  • angelpool
    July 16, 2007
    Please take my quiz about this movie!

    MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL - PART ONE

  • diasuke
    June 30, 2007
    this movie is the best everyone must watch it
  • taizero321
    June 12, 2007
    VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY etc. Funny........NI!
  • dramaqueen923
    May 26, 2007
    the movie was good except 4 the ending. it was a idiotic ending. but i got 2 watch it in english class, so it's cool.
  • katiune
    April 17, 2007
    Oh, the Black Knight. And the poor minstrels (And there was much rejoicing.. Yaayy!)...
    And then all the great Frenchman lines. :D
    And of course, "Run away!!"
    What a great movie. I bash people whenever they say they haven't seen it.
  • metallicaforever80
    April 15, 2007
    This has got to be one of the greatest films of all time. I'm always quoting something from it. ANY fan of British humour, or comedy in general, MUST see it at least once!
  • PontyMython
    April 10, 2007
    Taunting Frenchmen....... Constitutional peasants..... closeted maidens who like being spanked......... and of course, The Knights Who Say Ni.

    This film has hilarity and it has it in spades. Inspired lunacy in the best British tradition for inspired stupidity.

    Even the opening credits get you giggling like a naughty schoolboy.... They start off being subtitled in faux Swedish, go from there to a description of how the title writer's sister carved her initials on the back of a moose, and somehow morph into Reg Llama of Brixton and 57 Mexican Whooping Llamas.... Only the Pythons could do it.

    I saw this movie when it was first released. I must have seen it a hundred times since, and I still find new things to laugh at that I didn't notice before.

    So remember, be careful if you ever visit Camelot. It is a silly place.

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