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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975 · Movie · 91 min

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Scores

  • IMDb8.2/10as of 2026-02-19
  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer92%as of 2026-01-11
  • Rotten Tomatoes average8.5/10as of 2021-10-10
  • Metacritic91/100as of 2026-01-11

What it is

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 British comedy film based on the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group and directed by Gilliam and Jones in their feature directorial debuts. It was conceived during the hiatus between the third and fourth series of their BBC Television series Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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Genres
Fantasy / Adventure / Comedy
Original language
English

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