Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different
A group of eccentric British comedians unleash a wildly absurd collection of sketches in a film that redefines comedy with its fearless satire and complete disregard for logic.
“If the Motion Picture Industry dies… Monty Python killed it!”
Synopsis
A compilation of skits from the first two seasons of Monty Python's Flying Circus, the British television series.
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Principal cast & crew: 14
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Edited by Thom NobleShot by David Muir
Box Office
1971 · Box office
Produced on a $100K budget
Production budget
$100K
Also known as
- Monty Python's wunderbare Welt der Schwerkraftde
- Monty Pythons wunderbare Welt der Schwerkraftde
- La Première Folie des Monty Pythonfr
- E ora qualcosa di completamente diversoit
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Cast & Crew
14 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Cleese
as Self-Defence Teacher
Michael Palin
as Phrasebook Author
Graham Chapman
as Defence attorney
Terry Gilliam
as Uncle Sam
Eric Idle
as Arthur Nudge
Terry Jones
as 2nd Hungarian Man
Carol Cleveland
as Milkman Collector
Connie Booth
as Best Girl
Lewis Alexander
as Man in Restaurant
Artur Axmann
as Self - Leader of the Hitler Youth
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1Writers
4Producers
1Other crew
2Parents Guide
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