The Holy Grail Screenplay
Monty Python
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The first feature film by the Monty Python team is a mock heroic tale set in mediaeval Britain with lots of silly things going on besides. In a series of sketches and animations, the Pythons recount scenes from the Grail legend in which the knights forsake their chorus line can-can dancing in Camelot for a higher aim. Typically, the Pythons set-up a 'historical' tale which is really a take on the modern world. Memorable scenes, like Graham Chapman's King Arthur battling with John Cleese's Black Knight until the latter is reduced limb by limb down to a speaking stump of a torso, capture both the hilarity and grotesque nature of brutality. In scene after scene King Arthur's men are led a merry chase through the countryside, encountering life on many different social levels. This screenplay edition contains just the script and is supplemented by stills from the film.
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About Monty Python Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin are all members of Monty Python, the world-famous comedy team who have enjoyed international popularity for over 30 years. As individuals, each has had a distinguished career as a writer, actor, film director and humorist.
Other titles by the team include: Monty Python's Flying Circus: Just the Words (1976); Monty Python's Big Red Book (1971); Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1976); Monty Python's Life of Brian (1980); Monty Python and the Meaning of Life (1984); A Pocketful of Python (Volumes I and II)
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