Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

2008•55m•7.7/10

DocumentaryComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.7/10(6)

Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's inspired group of lunatics who turned such unlikely sources of inspiration as Spam, dead parrots and the Inquisition into enduring punch lines. This entertaining documentary includes interviews with members of the troupe, as well as home movies, photos and rare recordings from Monty Python's early years.

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Production

A+E Networks

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

John Cleese

John Cleese

Self

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Self (archive footage)

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Self

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Self

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Self

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Self

Stanley Unwin

Stanley Unwin

Self (archive footage)

Robert Hewison

Self

Humphrey Barclay

Self

Frank Muir

Frank Muir

Self (archive footage)

Ronnie Corbett

Ronnie Corbett

Self

Denis Norden

Denis Norden

Self

David Nobbs

Self

Sheila Steafel

Sheila Steafel

Self

Aimi MacDonald

Aimi MacDonald

Self

Robert Bathurst

Robert Bathurst

Narrator (voice)

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