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Release Year1983
Runtime1h 47m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationR
GenresComedy
Votes2,149
DirectorTerry Jones
WritersJohn Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMonty Python's The Meaning of Life
About Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
Directed by Terry Jones, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life leans on a strong ensemble — Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, John Cleese — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1983.
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