Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life

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British film comedy film film satirical film sketch comedy film

Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life is a 1983 British sketch comedy film by the Monty Python troupe that satirically explores the stages of human existence through surreal, darkly humorous vignettes.

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instanceOf British film ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ
film ⓘ
satirical film ⓘ
sketch comedy film ⓘ
awardReceived Grand Prix at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
basedOn original material by Monty Python ⓘ
cinematographyBy Roger Pratt ⓘ
coDirector Terry Gilliam ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Terry Jones ⓘ
distributor Universal Pictures ⓘ
editingBy Julian Doyle ⓘ
featuresTroupe Monty Python ⓘ
follows Monty Python and the Holy Grail ⓘ
Life of Brian ⓘ
surface form: Monty Python’s Life of Brian
format sketch film ⓘ
genre black comedy ⓘ
comedy ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasNotableSegment The Crimson Permanent Assurance ⓘ
mainTheme meaning of life ⓘ
stages of human existence ⓘ
musicBy Eric Idle ⓘ
narrativeStructure vignettes ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOfSeries Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Monty Python films
producer John Goldstone ⓘ
productionCompany Celandine Films ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ
publicationDate 1983 ⓘ
releaseEvent Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
surface form: 1983 Cannes Film Festival
releaseYear 1983 ⓘ
runtime approximately 107 minutes ⓘ
starring Eric Idle ⓘ
Graham Chapman ⓘ
John Cleese ⓘ
Michael Palin ⓘ
Terry Gilliam ⓘ
Terry Jones ⓘ
title Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life self-link ⓘ
tone darkly humorous ⓘ
surreal ⓘ
writer Eric Idle ⓘ
Graham Chapman ⓘ
John Cleese ⓘ
Michael Palin ⓘ
Terry Gilliam ⓘ
Terry Jones ⓘ

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