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| Release Date: |
August 17, 1979
April 30, 2004 (LA/NY) |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Running Time: |
94 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R. |
| Director: |
Terry Jones |
| Writer: |
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman |
| Cast: |
Chris Langham, Andrew MacLachlan, Bernard McKenna, Spike Milligan, George Harrison, Charles Knode, John Case, Sue Jones-Davies, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terence Bayler, Carol Cleveland, Kenneth Colley, Neil Innes, Charles McKeown, John Young, Gwen Taylor, Graham Chapman |
Monty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic satire of both religion and
Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their second film. The
setting is Judea 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 Read more
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