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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life(1983)

It took God six days to create the heavens and the earth...and Monty Python ninety minutes to screw it up.

7.3(2,077)1983-03-311h 47mENReleased

Overview

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.

Director

Terry Jones

Writers

Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Budget

$9.0M

Revenue

$42.7M

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Top Cast

Terry Gilliam

Various Roles

Graham Chapman

Various Roles

John Cleese

Various Roles

Eric Idle

Various Roles

Terry Jones

Various Roles

Michael Palin

Various Roles

Carol Cleveland

Various Roles

Simon Jones

Cedric

Patricia Quinn

Mrs. Williams

Judy Loe

Nurse #1

Andrew Bicknell

(Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

Andrew MacLachlan

Groom

Mark Holmes

Severed head

Valerie Whittington

Mrs. Moore

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Keywords

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