Summary
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 91Audiences 83GoodWatch 87
Box office
14×its budget
- Budget
- $400 K
- Worldwide
- $6 M
Worldwide it earned $5 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most adventure movies, −12 min on the typical 103
typical 10391Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 42 more
Released
1975
April 3, 1975
51 years ago
Genres
AdventureComedyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchLatinMade in
United Kingdom
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism47 people
Graham ChapmanKing Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard
John CleeseSecond Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
Eric IdleDead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
Terry GilliamPatsy / Green Knight / Old Man from Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Animator / Gorilla Hand
Terry JonesDennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe
Michael PalinFirst Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / Narrator / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights Who Say NI!
Connie BoothThe Witch
Carol ClevelandZoot / Dingo
Neil InnesFirst Monk / Singing Minstrel / Page Crushed by the Rabbit / Peasant #4
Bee DuffellOld Crone
John YoungDead Body / Historian Frank
Rita DaviesHistorian's Wife- ASAvril StewartDr. Piglet
Sally KinghornDr. Winston- MZMark ZyconPrisoner
- ECElspeth CameronGirl in Castle Anthrax
- MFMitsuko ForstaterGirl in Castle Anthrax
Sandy JohnsonKnight of Ni / Villager at Witch Burning / Musician at Wedding / Monk / Knight in Battle- SRSandy RoseGirl in Castle Anthrax
- RSRomilly SquireMusician at Wedding / Villager at Witch Burning
Joni FlynnGirl in Castle Anthrax- AWAlison WalkerGirl in Castle Anthrax
- LWLoraine WardGirl in Castle Anthrax
- ALAnna LanskiGirl in Castle Anthrax
Directing · 4
- Terry Gilliam Director, Writer
- Terry Jones Director, Writer
- Penny Eyles Continuity
- Gerry Harrison Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- John Cleese Writer
- Eric Idle Writer
- Michael Palin Writer
- Graham Chapman Writer
Production · 6
- John Goldstone Executive Producer
- Michael White Producer, Presenter
- Mark Forstater Producer
- Julian Doyle Production Manager
- Brian Brockwell Accountant
- Christine Watt Production Secretary
Camera · 3
- Terry Bedford Director of Photography
- Roger Pratt Assistant Camera
- Howard Atherton Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- John Hackney Editor
- Campbell Askew Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Hugh Strain Sound Mixer
- Garth Marshall Sound Recordist
- Bob Doyle Sound Assistant
- Ian Crafford Sound Effects
- John Foster Sound
- Jean-Raphaël Dedieu Sound Effects Editor
Art · 6
- Roy Forge Smith Production Design
- Bill Harman Construction Manager
- Graham Bullock Painter
- Tom Raeburn Property Master
- Philip Cowlam Assistant Art Director
- Brian Winterborn Property Buyer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Hazel Pethig Costume Design
- Pam Luke Makeup Artist
Other crew · 5
- Gary Cooper Thanks
- Leo Kharibian Choreographer
- John Waller Fight Choreographer
- John Horton Special Effects
- Nobby Clark Carpenter
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