Monty Python and the Holy Grail

This is the official 'Unoffical' Monty Python And The Holy Grail screenplay.

This file contains the script as it was on March 20 1974, before filming took

place. There are many minor differences from what appears here and what

ended up on the screen.

This file also contains cut scenes and lines from the film.

I tried to preserve as much of the screenplay as possible but it isn't

easy to cross out a section and pencil in new dialogue, in ASCII.

Any Scene or dialogue that was crossed out begins with a "" before it.

Anything Penciled in has a "", I also put cut information before penciled in.

What is interesting about a screenplay is to see what they threw out and

what "Catch Phrases" were literally penciled in. The reason I keyed in

this file was caused by me downloading current transcript going

around internet. It was an amazing job... I wouldn't want to have attempted

what he did... But it wasn't in a good script format and I didn't like how

direction was written in. Since I HAD the real screenplay I thought...

What the hell!

After This I plan to key in "Monty Python's Second Film" it is the 1st draft

of the Holy Grail. It is the script that eventually got canabalized into

sketches for the 4th season of Python. It Is sill quite different and well

worth a read. is anybody interested in it?????

Oh yes... I will STRESS this fact once more... THIS IS A SCREENPLAY... So

don't yell at me if a line is paraphrased in the film... This is what was

written before filming took place and it is still quite accurate.

Enough of this...

-Grue (09-Aug-92)

P.S. TO AHH:
DON'T YOU KNOW WHO CONNIE BOOTH OR CAROL CLEVELAND IS?!?!?!

AND DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT GRAHAM CHAPMAN SOUNDS LIKE?!?!?! Sorry I just had to

say that... As the complete and total bastard that I am.

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"MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL"Reel 1 (1A) Page 1

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which is 391.00 before the first

Clear Cut, which is Scene 4

ScSpot

No. Complete DIALOGUENo.Start End Ftge.

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00.01 TITLES ON BLACK B.G.

PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD

in association with

MICHAEL WHITE:

presents

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MUSIC STARTS

MONTY PYTHON:

and

THE HOLY GRAIL:

then:

M0nti Pyth0n ik den H0lie Gralen

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Written and preformed by:

GRAHAM CHAPMAN:

JOHN CLEESE:

ERIC IDLE:

TERRY GILLIAM:

TERRY JONES:

MICHAEL PALIN:

then:

R0tern nik Akten Di

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with

CONNIE BOOTH:

CAROL CLEVELAND:

NEIL INNES:

BEE DUFFELL:

JOHN YOUNG:

RITA DAVES:

then:

Wik

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Also appearing

AVRIL STEWART:

SALLY KINGHORN:

then:

Als0 wik

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Also also appearing

MARK ZYCOONELSPETH CAMERON

MITSUKO FORSTATER SALLY JOHNSON

SANDY ROSEROMILLY SQUIE

JONI FLNNALISON WALKER

LORAINE WARD ANNA LANSKI

SALLY COOMBE VIVIENNE MACDONALD

YVONNE DICKDAPHNE DARLING

FIONA GORDON GLORIA GRAHAM

JUDY LAMSTRACY SNEDDON

SYLVIA TAYLOR JOYCE POLLNER

MARY ALLEN:

then:

Als0 als0 wik

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Camera OperatorHOWARD ATHERTON

Camera FocusJOHN WELLARD

Camera AssistantROGER PRATT

Camera GripRAY HALL

Chargehand ElectricianTERRY HUNT

LightingTELEFILM LIGHTING SERVICE LTD

ANDREW RICHIE AND SON LTD

TECHNICOLOR:

Rosturm CameramanKENT HOUSTON

then:

Wi n0t trei a h0liday in Sweden thi yer?

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Sound RecordistGARTH MARSHALL

Sound MixerHUGH STRAIN

Boom SwingerGODFREY KIRBY

Sound MaintenancePHILIP CHUBB

Sound AssistantROBERT DOYLE

Dubbing EditorJOHN FOSTER

Assistant EditorsJOHN MISTER, NICK GASTER,

ALEXANDER CAMPBELL ASKEW,

BRIAN PEACHEY, DANIELLE KOCHAVI

Sound EffectsIAN CRAFFORD

then:

See the l0veli lakes

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ContinuityPENNY EYLES

AccountantBRIAN BROCKWELL

Production SecretaryCHRISTINE WATT

Property BuyerBRIAN WINTERBORN

Property MasterTOM RAEBURN

Property MenROY CANNON, CHARLIE TORBETT,

MIKE KENNEDY:

CateringRON HELLARD LTD

VehiclesBUDGET RENT-A-CAR

then:

The W0nderful teleph0ne system

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Assistant Art DirectorPHILIP COWLAM

Construction ManagerBILL HARMAN

CarpentersNOBBY CLARK, BOB DEVINE

PainterGRAHAM BULLOCK

StagehandJIM N. SAVERY

RiggerED SULLIVAN

then:

And mani interesting furry animals

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With special extra thanks to

Charlie Knode, Brian McNully, John Gledhill, Peter

Thompson, Sue Cable, Valerie Charlton, Drew Mara,

Sue Smith, Charlie Coulter, Iain Monaghan, Steve

Bennell, Bernard Belenger, Alpini McAlpine, Hugh

Boyle, Dave Taylor, Garry Cooper, Peter Saunders, Less

Sheppard, Vaughn Millard, Mamish MacInnes, Terry Mosaic,

Bawn O'Beirne Ranelagh.

Made entirely on location in Scotland at Doune Castle,

Castle Stalker, Killin, Glen Coe, Arnhall Castle,

Braklim falls, Sherroffmiur.

By Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd., 20, Fitzroy Square,

London W1 England.

And completed at Twickenham Film Studios, England.

Copyright (c) 1974 National Film Trustee Company Lt.

All Rights Reserved.

then:

The producers would like to thank the Forestry Commission

Doune Admissions Ltd, Keir and Cawdor Estates, Stirling

University, and the people of Doune for their help in the

making of this film.

The Characters and incidents portrayed and the names used

are fictitious and any similarity to the names, characters,

or history of any person is entirely accidental and

unintentional.

Signed RICHARD M. NIXON

Including the majestic m00se

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Songs

NEIL INNIS:

Additional music

DEWOLFE:

then:

A M00se once bit my sister ...

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Costume Designer

HAZEL PETHING:

then:

No realli! She was Karving her initals on the m00se

with the sharpened end of an interspace t00thbrush given

by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and

star of many Norwegian m0vies: "The H0t Hands of an Oslo

Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge M0lars of Horst

Nordfink".

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We apologise for the fault in the

subtitles. Those responsible have been

sacked.

then:

Mynd you, m00se bites Kan be pretty nasti ...

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We apologise again for the fault in the subtitles. Those

responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked

have been sacked.

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Production ManagerJULLIAN DOYLE

Assistant DirectorGERRY HARRISON

Special EffectsJOHN HORTON

Choreography

Fight Director &

Period ConsultantJOHN WALKER

Make-up ArtistsPEARL RASHBASS, PAM LUKE

PhotographyJULLIAN DOYLE

Animation AssistanceLUCINDA COWELL, KATE HEPBURN

M00se Trained byTUTTE HERMSGERV0RDENBR0TB0RDA

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Lighting CameramanTERRY BEDFORD

Special M00se EffectsOLAF PROT

M00se CostumesSIGGI CHURCHILL

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DesignerROY SMITH

M00se Choreographed byHORST PROT III

Miss Taylor's M00ses byHENGST DOUGLAS-HOME

M00se trained to mix

concrete and sign com-

plicated insurance

forms byJURGEN WIGG

DISSOLVE TO:

EditorJOHN HACKNEY

M00ses' noses wiped byBJORN IRKESTORM-SLATER WALKER

Large m00se on the left

half side of the screen

in the third scene from

the end,given a thorough

grounding in Latin,

French and "O" Level

Geography byBO BENN

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