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Celebrate 50 years of this hilarious film!

Grossing the highest box-office of any British film in the US when released in 1975, this “cult classic” comedy from the Monty Python team loosely follows the legend of King Arthur (Graham Chapman), along with his squire (Terry Gilliam) and his Knights of the Round Table (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin), as they embark on a fearless quest in search of the elusive Holy Grail. A hysterical, historical tour-de-force from Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones.

Image credits: American Genre Film

Did you know?

  • Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Genesis all contributed to this movie’s budget.
  • The famous depiction of galloping horses by using coconut shells (a traditional radio-show sound effect) came about from the purely practical reason that the production simply could not afford real horses.
  • Sir Michael Palin played the most characters – twelve.
  • This movie’s abrupt ending came about because it didn’t have the budget for a large-scale battle sequence.

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