10+ Facts You Didn’t Know About ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’

Rachel West Published on June 27, 2017

Michael Palin Plays The Most Roles While Graham Chapman Plays The Least.

Even though the Pythons wished to play every role in the film, they ended up splitting the roles with other actors and Palin ended up playing 12 separate characters in the movie, including the main knight who said “Ni. Chapman only appeared as 4 different characters including King Arthur.

Palin’s Faces

The Idea For Their Next Movie Came From Holy Grail’s Promotional Tour.

While on tour promoting the Holy Grail, Idle was asked what their next film would be called and he joked, “Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory”. Altered to Monty Python’s Life of Brian, it was the story of Brian who was born in the neighboring manger to Jesus Christ and is therefor mistaken for the Messiah.