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.”
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".
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Studio
Python (Monty) Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Monty Python and the Holy Grail performed
Budget
$400,000
Worldwide Gross
$5.8M
Gross Profit
$5.4M
Return
14.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$666K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard
Graham Chapman
King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard
Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
John Cleese
Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
Eric Idle
Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
Patsy / Green Knight / Old Man from Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Animator / Gorilla Hand
Terry Gilliam
Patsy / Green Knight / Old Man from Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Animator / Gorilla Hand
Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe
Terry Jones
Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe
First 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!
Michael Palin
First 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!
The Witch
Connie Booth
The Witch
Zoot / Dingo
Carol Cleveland
Zoot / Dingo
First Monk / Singing Minstrel / Page Crushed by the Rabbit / Peasant #4
Neil Innes
First Monk / Singing Minstrel / Page Crushed by the Rabbit / Peasant #4
Old Crone
Bee Duffell
Old Crone
Dead Body / Historian Frank
John Young
Dead Body / Historian Frank
Historian's Wife
Rita Davies
Historian's Wife
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