

It took God six days to create the heavens and the earth...and Monty Python ninety minutes to screw it up.
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious gl…
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) is a comedy film directed by Terry Jones. It stars Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, and John Cleese. The film runs for 1 hour 47 minutes. Audiences have made it well received, with an average score of 7.3 out of 10 from 2,145 votes.

Terry Gilliam
Various Roles

Graham Chapman
Various Roles

John Cleese
Various Roles

Eric Idle
Various Roles

Terry Jones
Various Roles

Michael Palin
Various Roles

Carol Cleveland
Various Roles

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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life stars Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle, and was directed by Terry Jones.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life has a runtime of 1 hour 47 minutes.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life was released in 1983.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is a comedy film.
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