Life of Brian

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Life of Brian is a 1979 British satirical comedy film by Monty Python that parodies religious dogma and follows a man mistaken for the Messiah in ancient Judea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film
film
satirical comedy film
basedOn original screenplay
censorship banned in some countries and municipalities
cinematography Peter Biziou
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Terry Jones NERFINISHED
distributor Cinema International Corporation
EMI Films
editedBy Julian Doyle
filmingLocation Tunisia
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
followedBy Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
genre comedy film
religious satire
satire
hasCastMember Eric Idle NERFINISHED
Graham Chapman NERFINISHED
John Cleese NERFINISHED
Michael Palin NERFINISHED
Terry Gilliam NERFINISHED
Terry Jones NERFINISHED
hasSong Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
language English
mainCharacter Brian Cohen
memberOfSeries Monty Python films
musicBy Geoffrey Burgon NERFINISHED
notableFor controversy over religious themes
originalLanguage English
parodies biblical epics
religious dogma
plotSummary A man named Brian is mistaken for the Messiah in ancient Judea.
precededBy Monty Python and the Holy Grail
producer Denis O'Brien
John Goldstone
productionCompany HandMade Films
Python (Monty) Pictures
releaseDate 1979-08-17
releaseYear 1979
runtimeMinutes 94
screenwriter Eric Idle NERFINISHED
Graham Chapman NERFINISHED
John Cleese NERFINISHED
Michael Palin NERFINISHED
Terry Gilliam
Terry Jones NERFINISHED
setting ancient Judea
songWriter Eric Idle NERFINISHED
starring Eric Idle NERFINISHED
Graham Chapman NERFINISHED
John Cleese NERFINISHED
Michael Palin NERFINISHED
Terry Gilliam NERFINISHED
Terry Jones NERFINISHED

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John Cleese appearedIn Life of Brian
subject surface form: Brian Cohen
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Life of Brian
subject surface form: Brian Cohen
Terry Jones directed Life of Brian
Brian Griffin episodeOfDeath Life of Brian
subject surface form: Brian Cohen
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Life of Brian
The Meaning of Life follows Life of Brian
this entity surface form: Monty Python's Life of Brian
this entity surface form: Monty Python's Life of Brian
Eric Idle notableWork Life of Brian
Idle notableWork Life of Brian
subject surface form: Eric Idle
Chapman notableWork Life of Brian
subject surface form: Graham Chapman
John Cleese notableWork Life of Brian
Michael Palin notableWork Life of Brian
Terry Jones notableWork Life of Brian
Idle performedIn Life of Brian
subject surface form: Eric Idle