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Summary

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".

Cast

Graham Chapman

King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard

John Cleese

Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter

Eric Idle

Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard

Terry Gilliam

Patsy / Green Knight / Old Man from Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Animator / Gorilla Hand

Terry Jones

Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe

Michael Palin

First Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / Narrator / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights Who Say NI!

Connie Booth

The Witch

Carol Cleveland

Zoot / Dingo

Neil Innes

First Monk / Singing Minstrel / Page Crushed by the Rabbit / Peasant #4

Bee Duffell

Old Crone

John Young

Dead Body / Historian Frank

Rita Davies

Historian's Wife

Avril Stewart

Dr. Piglet

Sally Kinghorn

Dr. Winston

Mark Zycon

Prisoner

Elspeth Cameron

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Mitsuko Forstater

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Sandy Johnson

Knight of Ni / Villager at Witch Burning / Musician at Wedding / Monk / Knight in Battle

Sandy Rose

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Romilly Squire

Musician at Wedding / Villager at Witch Burning

Joni Flynn

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Alison Walker

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Loraine Ward

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Anna Lanski

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Sally Coombe

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Vivienne MacDonald

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Yvonne Dick

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Daphne Darling

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Fiona Gordon

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Judy Lamb

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Tracy Sneddon

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Joyce Pollner

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Mary Allen

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Gloria Graham

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Sylvia Taylor

Girl in Castle Anthrax

Iain Banks

Knight in Battle (uncredited)

Julian Doyle

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Margarita Doyle

Peasant (uncredited)

Charles Knode

Camp Guard / Robin's Minstrel (uncredited)

Zack Matalon

Guard who Falls into Barrels (uncredited)

Scott Mike

Bash (Mudfighter (uncredited)

William Palin

Sir Not-Appearing-in-this-Film (uncredited)

Tom Raeburn

Guard Eating Apple (uncredited)

Brian Ross

Biff (Mudfighter) (uncredited)

Roy Forge Smith

Inspector End of Film (uncredited)

Maggie Weston

Page-turner (uncredited)

John Thornton

Dancing Knight (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Writer

Terry Gilliam

Director, Writer

Terry Jones

Writer

Michael Palin

Writer

John Cleese

Writer

Eric Idle

Writer

Graham Chapman

Writer

Thomas Malory

Reviews

FilipeManuelNeto

February 10, 2023

**One of the pinnacles of British humor.**

This was my first contact with Monty Python, which I already knew famously, and I loved the movie. It is quite simply one of the high points of British humor. The film is easy enough to understand, parodying the Arthurian legends surrounding the quest for the Grail, but the story is just a pretext for successive jokes, each one better than the last.

I don't know the group of comedians very well, but I do know a number of great British comedy actors here, starting with John Clease, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Eric Idle. They are very good individually, but priceless together.

The film has several moments worth mentioning, starting perhaps with the witch trial, and then moving on to the fight with the black knight or the knights who say Ni. It's not a very long film, but it's really worth seeing every comic situation. The dialogues are full of hilarious moments. The ending, however, is a little less strong than expected, which does not take away from the film any of its merit.

Technically, it's not a remarkable film. There is no concern here with historical accuracy or rigorous recreation of the Middle Ages, nor does the film ask for it. We have stage costumes and props, obviously fake but functional, and interesting sets, in castles and in some reasonably well chosen places. There are some special effects and visuals, but they aren't notable. Be that as it may, it's a comedy that remains fresh despite the decades that have passed since its debut.