The Pythons (1979)

Country of Origin:
Date of Original Broadcast:
Number of Seasons: n/a
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 50 mins
Format: colour
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: BBC
Producer: Iain Johnstone

PHOTOGRAPHY
Film Cameraman: John Walker

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Film Editor: Heather Small

SOUND
Sound: John Hills-Harrop
Dubbing Mixer: Rod Guest
Sound Assistant: Clive Derbyshire (uncredited)

MISCELLANEOUS
Research: Maureen Hammond

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The BBC Wishes To Thank: Handmade Films Ltd; The Tunisian Tourist Board
Film Extracts Courtesy Of: Columbia-EMI-Warner; Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd; Umvrella Entertainment Productions

CAST
Graham Chapman (himself (also in archive footage))
John Cleese (himself (also in archive footage))
Carol Cleveland (herself ((also archive footage))
Terry Gilliam (himself (also in archive footage))
Eric Idle (himself (also in archive footage))
Terry Jones (himself (also in archive footage))
Spike Milligan (himself (also in archive footage))
Michael Palin (himself (also in archive footage))

PLOT SUMMARY

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979).

LINKS

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Jabberwocky (1977)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969 - 1974)
Ripping Yarns (1976)

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KEYWORDS

behind the scenes, documentary, film-making, making of

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009