Monty Python And The Holy Grail

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail fell foul of censors

Think of a Monty Python film with blasphemous content, and Life of Brian springs to mind. Yet previously unseen files from the British Board of Film Classification show that the comedy team's earlier offering, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, fell foul of the censors for repeated use of the words 'Jesus Christ!'

Treasures including a £10,000 trojan rabbit go on sale

A treasure trove of original props, never-seen-before annotated scripts and behind-the-scenes photos from the Monty Python film series has been uncovered.

The perfectly preserved collection has been kept by Valerie Charlton, a model-maker who worked on the cult comedy, and has never been seen in public before.

Monty Python & The Holy Grail producer has died

The British producer behind The Rocky Horror Picture Show film and Monty Python and the Holy Grail has died. Michael White, who was 80, died of heart failure in California, his former girlfriend Lyndall Hobbs said.

Life of Brian goes public in Bournemouth after 35 years

Monty Python's Life of Brian has received its "first-ever" public screening in Bournemouth, 35 years after a battle with censors saw it banned from the seaside town.

Re-Viewed: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Everything about the film screams silly but it's far from nonsense, fiendishly poking fun at the kind of religious fanaticism that often defies common sense.

Monty Python & the Holy Grail's lost animation revealed

The reel of unseen Terry Gilliam creations has been released to mark the film's 40th anniversary.

Rated or dated: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

It's 40 years since the Pythons' take on the Arthurian legend was released. Mickey Noonan revisits the cult classic, but will it get a "Yay!" or a "Ni!"?

Scots extras recall Monty Python and the Holy Grail

To mark the film's 40th anniversary, Scottish film distributors Park Circus have produced a new singalong version, so everyone can join in.

My holy grail: make Pythons pay up

The film producer who inadvertently inspired Monty Python's comeback last year has revealed the inside story of life with the comedians and his seven-year battle for full royalties.