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Monty Python's Life of Brian [1979 film]

by Terry Jones (Director, Screenwriter, & Actor), Graham Chapman (Screenwriter & Actor), John Cleese (Screenwriter & Actor), Terry Gilliam (Screenwriter & Actor), Eric Idle (Screenwriter & Actor)2 more, Michael Palin (Screenwriter & Actor), Monty Python (Author)

Other authors: Geoffrey Burgon (Composer), John Goldstone (Production.), Sue Jones-Davies (Actor), Andrew MacLachlan (Actor), Spike Milligan (actor)1 more, Hazel Pethig (costume design)

Series: Monty Python

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The Pythons satirize religion, capital punishment, revolutionary politics, terrorism, graffiti, science fiction, and a host of other topics through the story of Brian, a first-century Judean.
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An ordinary man in Judea in 33 AD joins the anti-Roman resistance.

Most of the humor doesn't stand up to repeated watching the way the other Python movies do, and there's too much focus on a plot (decidedly a bad direction for Monty Python), but even so it's still fun to watch. ( )
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Jones, TerryDirector, Screenwriter, & Actorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Chapman, GrahamScreenwriter & Actormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Cleese, JohnScreenwriter & Actormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Gilliam, TerryScreenwriter & Actormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Idle, EricScreenwriter & Actormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Palin, MichaelScreenwriter & Actormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Python, MontyAuthormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Burgon, GeoffreyComposersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Goldstone, JohnProduction.secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jones-Davies, SueActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
MacLachlan, AndrewActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Milligan, Spikeactorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Pethig, Hazelcostume designsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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The Pythons satirize religion, capital punishment, revolutionary politics, terrorism, graffiti, science fiction, and a host of other topics through the story of Brian, a first-century Judean.

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94 minutes, rated R.
A satire of religion and Hollywood's epic films, set in 33 A.D. in Judea as the Romans try to impose order during the time of the crucifixion.
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