Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
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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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John Cleese
Self
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Graham Chapman
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Eric Idle
Self
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Michael Palin
Self
Known for
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Terry Jones
Self
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Terry Gilliam
Self
Known for
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Life of Brian
Stanley Unwin
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Carry On Regardless
Robert Hewison
Self
Also in
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
Humphrey Barclay
Self
Frank Muir
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Innocents in Paris
The Ealing Comedies
Ronnie Corbett
Self
Known for
Fierce Creatures
Burke & Hare
Denis Norden
Self
Also in
Follow That Sleigh
Countdown
Will Yapp Director · Danny Mulhern Composer Mary McGrane Editor
First release July 1, 2008 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
A+E Networks
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 1, 2008
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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