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A daring satire about a blundering prophet in New Testament times, Brian Cohen, who is mistaken for the Messiah.

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ProducerJohn Goldstone

EAN5035822538535

eBay Product ID (ePID)3956422

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Film/TV TitleMonty Python's Life of Brian

ActorTerry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terence Bayler, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Kenneth Colley, Terry Jones, Gwen Taylor, Charles Mckeown, Carol Cleveland, John Cleese

DirectorTerry Jones

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

Release Year2003

FeaturesThe Pythons Documentary\Theatrical Trailer, Widescreen, Closed Caption

FranchiseMonty Python

Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen

GenreGeneral, Comedy

Run Time89 Mins

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Certificate15

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Director of PhotographyPeter Biziou

Art DirectorRoger Christian

ReviewsNew York Times - ...Just when you thought that the uproarious English comedy troupe had taken bad taste as far as it could go....Bad taste of this order is rare but not yet dead..., Total Film - ...The funniest movie ever made...

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

Additional InformationMonty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their second--and tightest--full-length film. The setting is the Holy Land in 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 center 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 hilarious circumstances that parallel the life of Christ--providing ample opportunity for the entire ensemble (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Chapman) to shine in multiple roles as they blaspheme and mock everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate, and the art of haggling to crazy prophets, Roman centurions, and crucifixion.<BR>Directed by Python Terry Jones, MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN is an uproarious biblical parody that does to ancient Rome what THE HOLY GRAIL did to the Middle Ages. Rome is run by pathetic wimps, liberation fronts fight with each other over acronyms, and gladiators put on bloody children's matinees as the people search desperately for someone to lead them out of their life of misery and poverty. And Brian is that man. Sort of. Well, not really. Chapman excels as Brian, a simple, quiet man suddenly thrust in the role of leading the revolution--while constantly being yelled at by his shrew of a mother.

Movie/TV TitleMonty Python's Life Of Brian

ComposerGeoffrey Burgon, Eric Idle, David Howman, Andre Jacquemin

Executive ProducerGeorge Harrison

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

ScreenwriterGraham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, John Cleese

Format DescriptionDVD 9

EditorJulian Doyle