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- John CleeseWise Man #1/Reg/Jewish Official/Centurion/Deadly Dirk/Arthur
- Terry GilliamMan Even Further Forward/Revolutionary/Jailer/Blood & Thunder Prophet/Geoffrey/Audience Member/Crucifee
- Terry JonesMandy Cohen/Colin/Simon the Holy Man/Bob Hoskins/Saintly Passer-by/Alarmed Crucifixion Assistant
- Michael PalinWise Man 3/Mr. Big Nose/Francis/Mrs. A/Ex-Leper/Announcer/Ben/Pontius Pilate/Boring Prophet/Eddie/Shoe Follower/Nisus Wettus
- Kenneth ColleyJesus
Box office. $20.7 million [3] Monty Python's Life of Brian (also known as Life of Brian) is a 1979 British comedy film starring and written by the comedy group Monty Python ( Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin ). It was directed by Jones. The film tells the story of Brian Cohen (played by ...
- IT WAS CONCEIVED IN AMSTERDAM, WRITTEN IN BARBADOS, AND FILMED IN TUNISIA. Monty Python was a very British comedy troupe, but Life of Brian was a truly international production.
- THEY USED LEFTOVER SETS AND COSTUMES FROM A REAL JESUS MOVIE. Italian director Franco Zeffirelli (you may be familiar with his 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet) had made a six-hour English-language TV miniseries called Jesus of Nazareth, seen by a massive worldwide audience in 1977.
- THE PYTHONS MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION NOT TO MAKE FUN OF JESUS. The film's detractors insisted otherwise (most of them hadn't actually seen it), but Life of Brian doesn't ridicule Jesus or his teachings.
- JESUS HAD A STUTTER. Though Life of Brian is about a man whose life parallels Jesus', Jesus himself appears only briefly (and respectfully, the Pythons were quick to point out).
Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman) is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded ...
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Synopsis. Brian Cohen is born in a stable a few doors down from the one in which Jesus is born, a fact which initially confuses the three wise men who come to praise the baby Jesus, as they must put up with Brian's boorish mother Mandy until they realize their mistake. Brian grows up to be an idealistic young man who resents the continuing ...
The classic British comedians, on the other hand, seem to have become permanently disenfranchised even before first appearing in public; they have developed dottiness into an art form and refined it into an attitude. "Life of Brian" is so cheerfully inoffensive that, well, it's almost blasphemous to take it seriously. Advertisement.
Aug 22, 2019 · Life of Brian was the UK’s fourth highest grossing film in 1979. Alamy Showing the demonic possession of a young girl, The Exorcist became the first horror film to be nominated for a best ...
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Aug 17, 1979 · Life of Brian: Directed by Terry Jones. With Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle. Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
