Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975

Release date

04/03/1975

Directors

Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

Writers

Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Michael Palin

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".

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