Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

  • Rated 7.7 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2008
  • 55m
  • Documentary
  • Comedy

Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's inspired group of lunatics who turned such unlikely sources of inspiration as Spam, dead parrots and the Inquisition into enduring punch lines. This entertaining documentary includes interviews with members of the troupe, as well as home movies, photos and rare recordings from Monty Python's early years.

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Director
Will Yapp
Starring
John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin

Cast

  • John Cleese

    John Cleese

    Self

  • Graham Chapman

    Graham Chapman

    Self (archive footage)

  • Eric Idle

    Eric Idle

    Self

  • Michael Palin

    Michael Palin

    Self

  • Terry Jones

    Terry Jones

    Self

  • Terry Gilliam

    Terry Gilliam

    Self

  • Stanley Unwin

    Stanley Unwin

    Self (archive footage)

  • Robert Hewison

    Self

  • Humphrey Barclay

    Self

  • Frank Muir

    Frank Muir

    Self (archive footage)

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