Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)


Graham Chapman          Head of Three-Headed Knight/ Hiccuping Guard/ King Arthur

John Cleese             Black Knight/ Ex-Newt/ French Knight/ Knight with Coconut/ Sir Lancelot/ 
Tim the Enchanter

Terry Gilliam           Keeper of the Bridge of Death/ Patsy--Arthur s Servant/ Weird Old Man

Eric Idle               Brother Maynard/ Collector of Corpses/ Concord--Sir Lancelot s Servant/ 
Guard/ Knight who says/ Roger the Shrubber/ Sir Robin/ Townsperson

Terry Jones             Dennis s Wife/ Head of Three-Headed Knight/ Herbert--Son of King of Swamp 
Castle/ Knight Who Says/ Not-quite-dead-corpse/ Sir Bedamere

Michael Palin           Brother Reader/ Dennis/ Head of Three-Headed Knight/ King of Swamp Castle/ 
Knight Who Says/ Sir Galahad/ Townsperson

Connie Booth            Dingo--Zoot's Twin Sister/ The Witch/ Zoot

Carol Cleveland         Zoot/Dingo

Bee Duffell             Old Crone

John Young              Historian

Neil Innes              First Monk/Singing Minstrel/Page Crushed by Trojan Rabbit

Rita Davies             Historian's Wife


Directed by:            Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Produced by:            John Goldstone, Mark Forstater, Michael White (VI)


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

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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. Most of the 
characters die; some through a killer rabbit (which they defeat with the holy hand grenade), others from 
not answering a question right from the bridge of Death, or die some other ridiculous way. In the end, 
King Arthur and Sir Bedevere are left and find the Castle Arrrghhh where the Holy Grail is. They are met 
by some French soldiers who taunted them earlier in the film, so they were not able to get into the castle.