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Monty Python's Life of Brian

The story of Brian of Nazareth (Graham Chapman), born on the same day as Jesus of Nazareth, who takes a different path in life that leads to the same conclusion. Brian joins a political resistance movement aiming to get the Romans out of Judea. Brian scores a victory of sorts when he manages to paint political slogans on an entire wall in the city of Jerusalem. The movement is not very effective but somehow Brian becomes a prophet and gathers his own following. His fate is sealed however and he lives a very short life. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Comedy), release year 1979, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Monty Python's Life of Brian

The story of Brian of Nazareth (Graham Chapman), born on the same day as Jesus of Nazareth, who takes a different path in life that leads to the same conclusion. Brian joins a political resistance movement aiming to get the Romans out of Judea. Brian scores a victory of sorts when he manages to paint political slogans on an entire wall in the city of Jerusalem. The movement is not very effective but somehow Brian becomes a prophet and gathers his own following. His fate is sealed however and he lives a very short life.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Comedy), release year 1979, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 1979
  • Released 17 Aug 1979
  • Runtime 94 minutes
  • Content rating R
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.0/10 from 433,485 votes
  • Metascore 77/100
  • Genres Comedy
  • Languages English, Latin
  • Countries United Kingdom

Cast

Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin

Direction and writing

Directed by: Terry Jones

Written by: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam

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