The Crimson Permanent Assurance
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The Crimson Permanent Assurance is a surreal, pirate-themed short film by Monty Python about rebellious office clerks that serves as a famous standalone prologue to Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Crimson Permanent Assurance canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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comedy film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ film prologue ⓘ short film ⓘ surrealist film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Monty Python ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Roger Pratt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Terry Gilliam ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editingBy | Julian Doyle ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
corporate executives
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rebellious office clerks ⓘ |
| follows | opening studio logos of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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fantasy ⓘ satire ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasPart | opening credits sequence of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Du Prez ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
bureaucracy
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rebellion against corporate authority ⓘ satire of modern capitalism ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blend of live action and visual effects
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elderly office clerks mutiny and become pirates ⓘ office building transformed into pirate ship ⓘ standalone prologue to Monty Python's The Meaning of Life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
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surface form:
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
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| precedes | main sketch segments of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life ⓘ |
| producer | Terry Gilliam ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Monty Python Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical short ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| setting | London office building ⓘ |
| style |
Monty Python humor
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absurdist comedy ⓘ |
| subgenre |
office comedy
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pirate film ⓘ |
| title | The Crimson Permanent Assurance self-link ⓘ |
| writer |
Eric Idle
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Graham Chapman ⓘ John Cleese ⓘ Michael Palin ⓘ Terry Gilliam ⓘ Terry Jones ⓘ |
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