John Cleese Movies

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while...

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...

TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the Cambridge Footlights, to Beyond the Fringe and his...

The Philosophers' Football Match is a 1972 comedic sketch by the British surreal comedy group Monty Python, depicting a fictional association...

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

In this second installment of his exploration of creativity, Hermann Vaske looks for factors that inhibit it. He asks artists, activists, and...

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

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

John Cleese training video about employees.

A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard

When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was retooled in an effort to take advantage of the...

This special one-hour documentary reflects on Michael Palin's fascinating career as a BAFTA-winning actor, writer and presenter.

Zum letzten Kliff is a German remake of Fawlty Towers. 11 of the 12 original episodes were remade by RTL (series 1 finale "The Germans" remaining...

This existential comedic drama follows an ailing film director as he begins to shoot what he believes to be his final work of art. What starts out as...

Holmes and Watson must solve the bizarre murder of four solicitors stabbed in the back. The case involves Moriarty, Fu Manchu and an ancient Chinese...

John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Jones celebrate the Guinness Book of World Records.

An documentarian from the BBC visits the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). This documentary shouldn't be viewed as a making of the film,...

A bassist shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess, and whiles away the time having a dip in the river. The princess is doing...

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

Monty Python sketch created for Dutch television in 1973.