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Monty Python and the Holy Grail(1975)
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1975 · FILM

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

King Arthur and his eccentric squire Patsy embark on a chaotic quest to recruit knights for the Round Table, encountering absurd challenges, misguided quests, and a cast of hilariously inept noblemen in this irreverent satire of the Arthurian legend.

“And now! At Last! Another film completely different from some of the other films which aren't quite the same as this one is.”

Directed by
Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Written by
Graham Chapman, John Cleese
Rated
BBFC · A
Runtime
91 min
AdventureComedyFantasy

Synopsis

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, sets out to recruit his Knights of the Round Table, among them Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot, and Sir Galahad the Pure. During their journey, Arthur confronts the Black Knight, who, despite having all his limbs severed, continues to insist he is still capable of fighting. Upon reaching Camelot, Arthur chooses not to enter, remarking that it is "a silly place."

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 117+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by John HackneyShot by Terry BedfordDesigned by Roy Forge SmithSound by Hugh StrainCostumes by Hazel Pethig

Box Office

1975 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 14× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$5.8M

Budget$400K
Worldwide gross$5.8M
break-even (2.5×)

Re-release box office

2023767 theaters
$1.2M($1.3M today)
20043 theaters
$7K($12K today)
20034 theaters
$26K($47K today)
Total re-release
$1.2M

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Die Ritter der Kokosnussde
  • Die Ritter der Kokosnußde
  • Monty Python: Die Ritter der Kokosnussde
  • Monty Python : Sacré Graal !fr
  • Monty Python e il Sacro Graalit
Release dates around the world2 countries · show
  • United StatesMar 14, 1975
  • United KingdomApr 9, 1975

Companies

ProductionPython (Monty) Pictures, Michael White Productions, National Film Trustee Company

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