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- Graham ChapmanFish #1 / Obstetrician / Harry Blackitt / Wymer / Hordern / General / Narrator #2 / Dr. Livingstone / Strange woman / Eric / Coles / Chairman / Guest #4 / Arthur Jarrett / Geoffrey / Tony Bennett
- John CleeseFish #2 / Dr. Spenser / Humphrey Williams / Sturridge / Ainsworth / Waiter / Man / Maitre D / Grim Reaper
- Terry GilliamFish #4 / Walters / Zulu announcer / M'Lady Joeline / Mr. Brown / Howard Katzenberg / Window Washer
- Eric IdleFish #3 / Singer / Mr. Moore / Mrs. Blackitt / Watson / Atkison / Perkins / Victim #3 / Front End / Mrs. Hendy / Man in pink / Noel Coward / Gaston / Angela
- Terry JonesFish #6 / Mum / Priest / Biggs / Sergeant / Strange man / Mrs. Brown / Mr. Creosote / Maria / Bert / Leaf #1 / Fiona Portland-Smyth
- Michael PalinFish #5 / Mr. Pycroft / Dad / Narrator #1 / Chaplain / Carter / Spadger / Sergeant Major / Pakenham-Walsh / Rear End / Lady presenter / Mr. Marvin Hendy / Harry / Padre / Debbie Katzenberg / Window Wa
Monty Python's Meaning of Life. The stages of life are told through multiple sketches and songs by the British comedy troupe. 3,761 IMDb 7.5 1 h 47 min 1983. X-Ray R. Comedy · Arts, Entertainment, and Culture · Philosophical · Strange. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.59. Buy. HD $14.99. More purchase. options.
1h 47m. IMDb RATING. 7.5 /10. 125K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 1:04. 2 Videos. 99+ Photos. Comedy Musical. The comedy team takes a look at life in all of its stages in their own uniquely silly way. Director. Terry Jones. Writers. Graham Chapman. John Cleese. Terry Gilliam. Stars. John Cleese. Terry Gilliam. Eric Idle.
From the miracle of birth to death, and everything in between, the hilarious British Monty Python troupe attempts to shed light on the significance of existence, and the perpetually unanswered questions that torment us all.
Original Running Time: 1:47. Director's Cut: 1:56. The group's last feature film with Graham Chapman, "The Meaning of Life", is a sketch film tied together as a study of the perilousness and absurdity of human existence – a description that doesn’t do justice to how funny it is.
Halfway through "Monty Python's Meaning of Life," the thought struck me that One-Upmanship was a British discovery. You remember, of course, the book and movie ("School for Scoundrels") inspired by Stephen Potter's theory of One-Upmanship, in which the goal of the practitioner was to One-Up his daily associates and, if possible, the world.
Overview. 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.
Arts. Culture magazines. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. views 3,755,576 updated. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life ★★★ 1983 (R) Funny, technically impressive film conducts various inquiries into the most profound questions confronting humanity.