Monty Python and the Holy Grail poster

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

And now! At Last! Another film completely different from some of the other films which aren't quite the same as this one is.

7.8(6,667)19751h 31m11

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. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".

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Status
Released
Budget
$400K
Box office
$5.8M
Language
French
  • holy grail
  • swordplay
  • england
  • monk
  • wedding reception
  • scotland yard
  • animal attack
  • camelot
  • round table
  • chapter
  • satire
  • parody

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • TheatricalU6 Dec 1979
  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePGLos Angeles, California14 Mar 1975
    • Theatrical (limited)PGNew York City, New York28 Apr 1975
    • Theatrical (limited)PGChicago, Illinois8 Jun 1975
    • TheatricalPG18 Jul 1975
    • Theatrical (limited)2001 Re-release15 Jun 2001
    • PhysicalPGSpecial Edition DVD23 Oct 2001
    • Digital / OTTPG6 Mar 2012
    • PhysicalPG40th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray27 Oct 2015
    • TheatricalPG48 1/2 Anniversary3 Dec 2023
    • Theatrical (limited)PG50th Anniversary4 May 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical15London3 Apr 1975
    • Theatrical15Originally rated A25 May 1975
    • Theatrical (limited)12A48½ Anniversary21 Feb 2024
    • Theatrical (limited)12A50th Anniversary Re-release4 May 2025
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG14 Aug 1975
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG4 Jul 1975
    • TheatricalPG4 Dec 2009
  • ArgentinaAR

    • TheatricalATP20 Dec 1979
  • BelgiumBE

    • PremiereGent18 Sept 1980
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalL13 Aug 1975
    • Physical14DVD/VHS Sony3 Mar 2006
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical (limited)UFilm clubs only1 Apr 2000
    • Theatrical (limited)Re-release14 Mar 2024
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1516 Apr 1976
  • EcuadorEC

    • Physical14 Aug 2021
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1627 Aug 1982

Frequently asked questions

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released on 3 April 1975.

Audience reviews

4
  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    2/10/2023

    10/10

    **One of the pinnacles of British humor.** This was my first contact with Monty Python, which I already knew famously, and I loved the movie. It is quite simply one of the high points of British humor. The film is easy enough to understand, parodying the Arthurian legends surrounding the quest for the Grail, but the story is just a pretext for successive jokes, each one better than the last. I don't know the gr…

  • D

    drystyx

    4/3/2023

    10/10

    Seriously, you could die laughing from this film. I remember the first time I watched this film, back in antenna days on the educational UHF station that was all fuzz, and even then I thought I would die laughing. The story of King Arthur always did beg for such a satire. The bits are almost all memorable. I durst not mention even one, because I would be tempted to mention a hundred more scenes and a thousand more…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    3/6/2024

    6/10

    Fortunately for me this was a rather short visit to the surreal land of Monty Python, and though it does have it's moments, I was really quite unimpressed by their Arthurian antics. We start with Graham Chapman's King Arthur gadding about England tying to recruit some suitably worthy individuals to sit at his round table. Task complete, he gets a sign from God that they must undertake the most holy of quests - and fi…

  • M

    misubisu

    11/5/2025

    10/10

    ## **Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Review: An Unassailable, Coconut-Clapping 10/10 Masterpiece** To call *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* a mere "comedy" is a disservice akin to calling the Crown Jewels "some nice rocks." It is not just a film; it is a cultural atom bomb, a foundational pillar of absurdist humor, and quite simply one of the most perfectly constructed, relentlessly inventive, and side-spl…

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