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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

73% User Rating
1h 47min
Comedy

"It took God six days to create the heavens and the earth...and Monty Python ninety minutes to screw it up."

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.

Terry JonesDirector

Cast

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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

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Mark Holmes

Severed head

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Valerie Whittington

Mrs. Moore

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Jennifer Franks

Bride

Imogen Bickford-Smith

Imogen Bickford-Smith

Nurse #2

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Angela Mann

Second guest's wife

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Sydney Arnold

Pirate Captain (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

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Guy Bertrand

Chief Executive (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

Matt Frewer

Matt Frewer

Cornered Executive who Jumps (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")

Jane Leeves

Jane Leeves

Dancer (uncredited)

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Luke Baxter

Dancer

Reviews (3)

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Gimly
Gimly
Rating 60%

April 12, 2019

Doesn't hold up as well as some of Monty Python's other work, but there's enough classic moments in here to make it worthwhile watching. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

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The Meaning of Life (1983) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]

The Meaning of Life (1983) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]

Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life in 4K Ultra HD | The Gift of War | Extended Preview

Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life in 4K Ultra HD | The Gift of War | Extended Preview

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | The Miracle of Birth

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | The Miracle of Birth

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