Monty Python And The Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a film released in 1975. It was written, performed, and directed by Monty Python, an English comedy group, during a gap between the third and the final season of their popular BBC television series Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The group’s first film, And Now For Something Completely Different, had been a compilation of sketches from the television series; in contrast, Holy Grail was composed of wholly original material. It generally spoofs the legends of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. The film was a success on its initial run and retains a large-scale cult following today. The film was the inspiration for the 2005 Tony Award-winning musical Spamalot written by the Python Eric Idle.