France / May 09, 1983 / Cannes Film Festival
It took God six days to create the heavens and the earth...and Monty Python ninety minutes to screw it up.
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Simon Jones | Cedric |
| Patricia Quinn | Mrs. Williams |
| Judy Loe | Nurse #1 |
| Andrew Bicknell | (Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance") |
| Andrew MacLachlan | Groom |
| Mark Holmes | Severed head |
| Valerie Whittington | Mrs. Moore |
| Jennifer Franks | Bride |
| Imogen Bickford-Smith | Nurse #2 |
| Angela Mann | Second guest's wife |
| Sydney Arnold | Pirate Captain (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance") |
| Guy Bertrand | Chief Executive (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance") |
| Matt Frewer | Cornered Executive who Jumps (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance") |
| Michael Caine | British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other") |
| Jane Leeves | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Luke Baxter | Dancer |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Celandine Films, The Monty Python Partnership |
| Release date | 31 marzo 1983 |
| Production | John Goldstone |
| Writer | Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin |
| Casting | Michelle Guish, Debbie McWilliams |
| Editing | Julian Doyle |
| Cinematography | Roger Pratt, Peter Hannan, David Appleby |
| Assistant directors | Callum McDougall, Terry Jones |
| Lighting | Chuck Finch |
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| Camera operators | Roger Pratt, Peter Hannan, David Appleby |
| Additional photography | Roger Pratt, Peter Hannan, David Appleby |
| Production design | Harry Lange, Richard Dawking, John Beard, Sharon Cartwright, Simon Wakefield |
| Art direction | Richard Dawking, John Beard, Harry Lange, Sharon Cartwright, Simon Wakefield |
| Set decoration | Sharon Cartwright, Simon Wakefield, Harry Lange, Richard Dawking, John Beard |
| Music | John Du Prez |
| Sound | John Du Prez |
| Costume design | James Acheson, Mary Hillman, Mike Jones |
| Makeup | Mike Jones, Mary Hillman, James Acheson |
| Hairstyling | Mary Hillman, James Acheson, Mike Jones |
| Budget | 9.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 42.749.697 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Czechia / Jan 16, 2002 / U / Projekt 100
Theatrical release
United States / Mar 31, 1983 / R
Ireland / Apr 22, 1983 / 15
Brazil / May 12, 1983
France / Jun 22, 1983 / U
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Greece / Jun 22, 1983 / 16
United Kingdom / Jun 23, 1983 / 15 / Originally 18; downgraded 2000
Denmark / Jul 01, 1983 / 15
Finland / Aug 05, 1983 / K-16
Sweden / Aug 05, 1983 / 15
Australia / Aug 12, 1983 / M
Netherlands / Aug 18, 1983 / 6
Germany / Aug 26, 1983 / 16
Norway / Aug 29, 1983 / 15
Italy / Sep 28, 1983 / VM14
Spain / Oct 01, 1983 / V.O.S.E.
Portugal / May 24, 1984 / M/18
Argentina / Jan 09, 1986 / 18
Physical media
Japan / Mar 27, 1987 / R15+ / (video premiere)
Sweden / Jan 01, 1991 / 15 / VHS
United States / Jan 01, 1996 / R / MCA/Universal Home Video #71016 [VHS] 108 minutes
Czechia / Nov 01, 2000 / DVD
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Spain / Jan 21, 2004 / 12 / Special Edition DVD
Brazil / Oct 22, 2004 / 18 / DVD/VHS Universal
Netherlands / May 24, 2007 / 6 / DVD
TV
Spain / Aug 06, 1989 / TVE1
Sweden / Dec 28, 1991 / 15 / Kanal 1 (SVT)
Brazil / Jul 06, 2000 / 18 / Universal
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