Michael Palin Movies

  • 2006
    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

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    Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contributions of a particular Monty Python member. The...

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
  • 2012
    Anatomy of a Liar

    Anatomy of a Liar

    Anatomy of a Liar

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    A documentary about A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman.

    Anatomy of a Liar
  • 1989
    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

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    After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth...

    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
  • 2001
    The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

    The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

    The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

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    A documentary with Terry Jones and Michael Palin travelling to the locations of "Monty Python and Holy Grail".

    The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations
  • 2025
    Innes Lloyd: The Producer

    Innes Lloyd: The Producer

    Innes Lloyd: The Producer

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    A look at the life and work of television producer Innes Lloyd

    Innes Lloyd: The Producer
  • 2008
    Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

    Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

    Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

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    Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's inspired group of lunatics who turned such...

    Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
  • 1977
    The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

    The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

    The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

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    Eric Olthwaite is so boring that his family all leave home to escape him. Then one day he is accidentally caught up in a bank robbery and discovers...

    The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
  • 2024
    My National Gallery, London

    My National Gallery, London

    My National Gallery, London

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    The National Gallery of London is one of the world’s greatest art galleries. It is full of masterpieces, an endless resource of history, an...

    My National Gallery, London
  • 2025
    When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

    When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

    When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

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    The film tells the story of how Springsteen and the E Street Band first arrived in the UK in November 1975 for a sold-out performance in Hammersmith,...

    When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
  • 2003
    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

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    The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This documentary is featured on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD for...

    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
  • 1989
    The Movie Life of George

    The Movie Life of George

    The Movie Life of George

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    When EMI refused to produce Monty Python's Life of Brian, George Harrison founded Handmade Pictures so that he could see the film. This is the story...

    The Movie Life of George
  • 1979
    The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

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    A series of benefit concerts to raise money for Amnesty International. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a varied cast of...

    The Secret Policeman's Ball
  • 1970
    Monty Python: Who's There?

    Monty Python: Who's There?

    Monty Python: Who's There?

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    An instructional film about canvassing, for the Labour Party and starring the Python team, showing Labour Party workers how to canvass for votes....

    Monty Python: Who's There?
  • 1990
    Life of Python

    Life of Python

    Life of Python

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    This BBC documentary tells the history of the Python group, allowing a few glimpses at the works of its predecessors (At Last the 1948 Show, Do Not...

    Life of Python
  • 2014
    Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

    Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

    Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

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    A very personal portrait of the truly unique comedy genius of Spike Milligan, as told in his own words and featuring exclusive home movie footage....

    Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
  • 2020
    Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

    Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

    Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

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    The comedy pioneer behind the Goon Show, Dr Strangelove and the Pink Panther series is explored in depth in this film, surveying his meteoric rise to...

    Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
  • 1993
    Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

    Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

    Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

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    A short series of 15 minute programmes, really expanded sketches, in which Tracey Ullman and Michael Palin play various roles satirizing the British...

    Tracey Ullman: A Class Act
  • 2010
    Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

    Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

    Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

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    Half-hour behind the scenes of Eric Idle's Not The Messiah oratorio. Featuring Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Neil Innes,...

    Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
  • 1970
    Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python

    Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python

    Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python

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    Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python
  • 2013
    Frost on Sketch Shows

    Frost on Sketch Shows

    Frost on Sketch Shows

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    Sir David Frost traces the development of the sketch show over the last fifty years, from variety theatre to primetime television.

    Frost on Sketch Shows