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Monty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their second--and tightest--full-length film. The setting is the Holy Land in 33 A.D., a time of poverty and chaos, with no shortage of messiahs, followers willing to believe in them, and exasperated Romans trying to impose some order. At the centre of it all is Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman), a reluctant would-be messiah who rises to prominence as a result of a series of absurd and truly hilarious circumstances that parallel the life of Christ--providing ample opportunity for the entire ensemble (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Chapman) to shine in multiple roles as they blaspheme and mock everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate, and the art of haggling to crazy prophets, Roman centurions, and crucifixion. Directed by Python Terry Jones, MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN is an uproarious biblical parody that does to Roman occupied Israel what THE HOLY GRAIL did to the Middle Ages. The Roman occupation is run by pathetic wimps, liberation fronts fight with each other over acronyms, and gladiators put on bloody children's matinees as the people search desperately for someone to lead them out of their life of misery and poverty. And Brian is that man. Sort of. Well, not really. Chapman excels as Brian, a simple, quiet man suddenly thrust in the role of leading the revolution--while constantly being yelled at by his shrew of a mother.Product Identifiers
ProducerJohn Goldstone
EAN5035822538573
eBay Product ID (ePID)30592596
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleMonty Python's Life of Brian
ActorTerry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terence Bayler, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Kenneth Colley, Terry Jones, Gwen Taylor, Charles Mckeown, Carol Cleveland, John Cleese
DirectorTerry Jones
Subtitle LanguageArabic\Bulgarian\Croatian\Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\German\Greek\Hebrew\Hungarian\Icelandic\Italian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Slovene\Swedish\Turkish
FormatDVD
Release Year2004
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesThe Pythons Documentary\Theatrical Trailer, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
FranchiseMonty Python
Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Run Time89 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Director of PhotographyPeter Biziou
Art DirectorRoger Christian
ReviewsTotal Film - The funniest movie ever made..., New York Times - Just when you thought that the uproarious English comedy troupe had taken bad taste as far as it could go...Bad taste of this order is rare but not yet dead.
Dubbing LanguagesGerman\Hungarian
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Movie/TV TitleMonty Python's Life Of Brian
ComposerGeoffrey Burgon, Eric Idle, David Howman, Andre Jacquemin
Executive ProducerGeorge Harrison
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.0\Dolby Digital 5.1\Dolby Digital Mono
ScreenwriterGraham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, John Cleese
Format DescriptionDVD 9