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1983 · 107 min

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Comedy

Plot

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.

Cast

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Various Roles

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Various Roles

John Cleese

John Cleese

Various Roles

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Various Roles

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Various Roles

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Various Roles

Carol Cleveland

Carol Cleveland

Various Roles

Simon Jones

Simon Jones

Cedric

Patricia Quinn

Patricia Quinn

Mrs. Williams

Judy Loe

Judy Loe

Nurse #1

Andrew Bicknell

Andrew Bicknell

(Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

Andrew MacLachlan

Andrew MacLachlan

Groom

Crew

Terry Jones

Director

John Du Prez

Original Music Composer

John Goldstone

Producer

John Cleese

Screenplay

Eric Idle

Screenplay

Graham Chapman

Screenplay

Michael Palin

Screenplay

Terry Gilliam

Screenplay

Terry Jones

Screenplay

Peter Hannan

Director of Photography

Roger Pratt

Director of Photography

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