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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Not Rated
Comedy
7.3/10(1,865 ratings)

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.

03-31-1983
1h 47m
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
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Main Cast

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Various Roles

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Various Roles

John Cleese

John Cleese

Various Roles

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Various Roles

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Various Roles

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Various Roles

Carol Cleveland

Carol Cleveland

Various Roles

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Terry Jones
Production:
Celandine Films, The Monty Python Partnership, Universal Pictures
Revenue:
$15,000,000
Budget:
$9,000,000

Key Crew

Screenplay:
Graham Chapman
Director:
Terry Jones
Screenplay:
Terry Gilliam
Screenplay:
Michael Palin
Producer:
John Goldstone

Locations and Languages

Country:
GB
Filming:
GB
Languages:
en