But the opening scene of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the group’s first “proper” cinematic effort, which was released 40 years ago, did the opposite.

Unseen Monty Python sketches – including two scenes cut from the Holy Grail movie - are to go on display after being discovered in Michael Palin 's archives.

Some of Monty Python's most famous film scenes, including the Black Knight, were almost cut - because the stars thought they were 'too silly, dull or offensive', the movies' editor has revealed.

All of the castles depicted in the 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” are actually just Scotland’s Castle Doune, shot from numerous creative angles.

In another, entirely unused, scene — one that reads more like a Monty Python sketch than anything to do with the Holy Grail — a parched man enters a Wild West saloon, which unfortunately for ...

‘Monty Python: the Holy Book of Days’ iPad app is a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes material from ‘The Holy Grail’ If you’re at all interested in the cult classic Monty Python and ...

A couple who had a Monty Python-themed wedding brought props including a bloodied ‘killer rabbit’ so they could recreate scenes from the Holy Grail on location in Scotland, in the U.K., for ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail ’s 40th anniversary Blu-ray, DVD, and castle-shaped box set will come out in the U.S. on Oct. 27. You can see all of Gilliam’s deleted animations above.