Monty Python and the Holy Grail


Aspect

1.66:1

Audio

English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)

Runtime

91

Discs

1

Studio

Sony Pictures

Release Date

May 10, 1975

DVD Release

September 7, 1999

16:9

THX

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Rating

PG

Director

Terry Jones

 

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.


Edition Details Cast
<li>Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French</li> <li>Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)</li><li>Trailers for <B><I>The Adventures of Baron Munchausen</I></B>, <B><I>The City of Lost Children</I></B>, <B><I>Dr. Strangelove</I></B> and <B><I>Homegrown</I></B></li>
Graham ChapmanKing Arthur/Voice of God/Middle Head/Hiccoughing Guard
Eric IdleDead Collector/Peasant 1/Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot/First Swamp Castle Guard/Concorde/Roger the Shrubber/Brother Maynard
Terry JonesDennis's Mother/Sir Bedevere/Left Head/Voice of Cartoon Scribe/Prince Herbert
Connie BoothThe Witch
Neil InnesFirst Monk/Singing Minstrel/Page Crushed by the Rabbit/Peasant #4
John YoungDead Body/Historian Frank
Avril StewartDr. Piglet
Mark ZyconPrisoner
Mitsuko ForstaterGirl in Castle Anthrax
Sandy RoseGirl in Castle Anthrax
Joni FlynnGirl in Castle Anthrax
Loraine WardGirl in Castle Anthrax
Sally CoombeGirl in Castle Anthrax
Yvonne DickGirl in Castle Anthrax
Fiona GordonGirl in Castle Anthrax
Judy LamsGirl in Castle Anthrax
Sylvia TaylorGirl in Castle Anthrax
Mary AllenGirl in Castle Anthrax
Charles KnodeCamp' Guard/One of Robins Minstrels
William PalinSir Not-Appearing-in-this-Film (photograph)
Roy Forge SmithInspector End of Film
John CleeseSecond Swallow-Savvy Guard/The Black Knight/Peasant 3/Sir Lancelot, the Brave/Taunting French Guard/Tim the Enchanter
Terry GilliamPatsy/Green Knight/Old Man from scene 24 (Bridgekeeper)/Sir Bors/Animator/Gorrilla Hand
Michael PalinFirst Swallow-Savvy Guard/Dennis/Peasant 2/Right Head/Sir Galahad the Pure/Narrator/King of Swamp Castle/Brother Maynard's Brother/Leader of The Knights who say NI!
Carol ClevelandZoot/Dingo
Bee DuffellOld Crone
Rita DaviesHistorian's Wife
Sally KinghornDr. Winston
Elspeth CameronGirl in Castle Anthrax
Sandy JohnsonKnight of Ni, Villager at witch burning, Musician at wedding, Monk, Knight in battle
Romilly SquireMusician at wedding, Villager at witch burning
Alison WalkerGirl in Castle Anthrax
Anna LanskiGirl in Castle Anthrax
Vivienne MacDonaldGirl in Castle Anthrax
Daphne DarlingGirl in Castle Anthrax
Gloria GrahamGirl in Castle Anthrax
Tracy SneddonGirl in Castle Anthrax
Joyce PollnerGirl in Castle Anthrax
Juli??n DoylePolice Sergeant
Zack MatalonGuard who falls into barrels
Tom RaeburnGuard Eating Apple
Maggie WestonPage turner (hand only)