Film Complet en Franais. Run away! We may never know how those coconuts got up into England, but we surely learned plenty about how many times per second a swallow needs to beat its wings in order to maintain air-speed velocity. King Arthur, still on the hunt for knights to join him, arrives at a town where Sir Bedevere (Terry Jones) is the local knight and expert on science. Find your own bit. Arthur chops of both of the Black Knight's legs yet the limbless knight still does not admit defeat. ], [CUT BACK TO ARTHUR and PATSY watching like a tennis match. BEDEVERE checks each pan then ARTHUR looks on with interest. He makes up his mind in an instant and stumbles manfully toward it. Bravest of the brave Sir Robin The music is jolly and bright, as if triumphant. The moral of the story was that if you dont give up you couldnt possibly lose, which was an idea Cleese hated, so he lampooned the quasi-sadistic tale in the movie with supposedly noble knights. BLACK KNIGHT: Running away eh? I like to imagine this is how the upper crust still talks about potential matches in their social circles. ARTHUR: (Grabbing him by the collar) Shut up, will you. When asked the question while screening Holy Grail in Paris, Eric Idle jokingly answered by saying, Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory.. Then out of the mist comes KING ARTHUR, followed by a SERVANT who is banging two half coconuts, SERVANT makes noises of horses halting, with a flourish. ARTHUR: Now that is my final offer. A large group of armoured KNIGHTS are engaged in a well choreographed song-and-dance routine of the very up-beat 'If they could see me now' type of fast bouncy number. Petrified of being dead the anarcho-syndicalist peasants, the witch scene, the Knights Who Say NI, the French taunting, the killer rabbit - and . I'm sorry. I order you to shut up. Often misremembered as Im not quite dead or Im not dead yet, the old man protesting his placement on the plague cart is a deliciously dark joke done with great sincerity. Back. Gilliam and Jones suggested keeping the movie in the Middle Ages because Jones was interested in the time period (he would go on to write several books on the subject) and Gilliam was inspired by a trilogy of movies by Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini that took place in medieval times. I burst my pimples at you and call your door-opening request a silly thing, you tiny-brained wipers of other people's bottoms! Someone called in a bomb threat to the theater playing Monty Python and the Holy Grail during its premiere at Cannes, which forced festival workers to evacuate the theater just after the opening credits. Main Page | Holy Grail Sounds | Holy Grail Script | Flying Circus Scripts | Flying Circus Sounds | The Meaning of Life Script | Life of Brian Script | Silly Links. The film begins with pseudo-Swedish subtitles, which soon transition to an appeal to visit Sweden: Wi nt trei a hliday in Sweden this yr? He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp On the castle battlements a SOLDIER is dimly seen. DENNIS: You didn't bother to find out, did you? A self-perpetuating autocracy? To get extras for the wedding scene between Prince Herbert and his bride, the producers simply asked tourists visiting Doune Castle if theyd like to appear in a movie. Fix it!!' But if he was dying, he wouldnt bother to carve Aargh. Hed just say it. King Arthur. The French taunting that the knights weather is brutal, but perhaps no burn was repeated as often among my circle of Python fans as that wild line about hamsters and elderberries. Just pack that The group ran out of money for an opening title sequence, and could only afford simple white text title cards over black backgrounds. [ARTHUR looks at PATSY with obvious satisfaction.]. ARTHUR and PATSY, BEDEVERE and PAGE, GAWAIN and PAGE, HECTOR and PAGE, GALAHAD and PAGE, SIR ROBIN and six MUSICIANS, LAUNCELOT and PAGE. BEDEVERE: Why do you think she is a witch? I've been more than reasonab [CUT BACK TO battlements. Go and boil your bottoms, son of a silly person. Ni! Anybody who agreed was given basic medieval clothes and told to join in the insanity. Suppose two swallows carried it together? Monty Python on Monty Python and the Holy Grail View All Credits 1 6.3K French castle Lyrics MIX THROUGH one or two shots of them on their way again, until they approach a terrific. Bones of full fifty men lie strewn about its lair. GOD: That is your purpose Arthur the Quest for the Holy Grail [It is gone. The literal appearance of God wasnt the last time that Christianity would be mocked by the Pythons. Well, I can't just call you `Man'. At the start of the bridge a tremendous fight is going on. A lot of things were changed between this version and the final screenplay. The sheer offense taken by the Creator is funny every time. The other Pythons ended up actually liking the idea, and they eventually made their next movie in 1979 called Monty Pythons Life of Brian, which was about a man named Brian who is mistaken for the Messiah because he was born on the same day in the manger next door to Jesus Christ. ARTHUR: Go and tell your master that we have been charged by God with a sacred quest. The BLACK KNIGHT sheathes his sword. # monty python # the french guard. After the opening credits, King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his servant Patsy (Terry Gilliam) approach a castle to recruit knights for the round table, and once again we see a famous element that resulted from the movie's low budget. MIX THROUGH TO: [A KNIGHT is trotting along through a wooden sun-dapled glade, followed by his trusty PAGE banging the usual half coconuts. BEDEVERE: Quiet! Like any British historical epic, Holy Grail presents a nightmarish world where death is cheap and hygiene is unknown. His foe still refuses to concede. And impersonate Clark Gable Bodium) rising out of the mist. [CUT TO BATTLEMENTS. Dead Collector He isn't! Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Monty Python & Holy Grail by Chapman, Graham at the best online prices at eBay! King, eh! ARTHUR addresses him.]. Arthur King, who has the brain of a duck, you know. He'd be able to deal with this one. A scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail has been created by the same Minecraft player before, receiving high praise from fans on Reddit. Quoi? It's both a pointed criticism of government and an explanation of popular sovereignty. Another example of logic interrupting and enhancing a gagespecially one playing on movie tropes like a carved message in a cave wallthe last words of Joseph of Arimathea are very funny as text, but mainly thrive as fertile ground for the performers to groan their hearts out. The BLACK KNIGHT comes after him kicking.]. # python # monty. Nothing puts you in a medieval frame of mind like someone clubbing an elderly man to death as he chants I feel happy, I feel happy., Well, I didnt vote for you. Peasant Woman to King Arthur. ARTHUR: No, on second thought, let's not go to Camelot. sacred castle! OFFICER #1: Just pull it off. FIRST HEAD: Oh! In war we're tough and able,Quite indefatigable.Between our quests we sequin vests and impersonate Clark Gable.It's a busy life in Camelot.I have to push the pram a lot. Underappreciated compared to the shocking novelty of the first taunting, Arthurs return to the French castle (and his subsequent taunting) holds a special place in my heart for taking that PG-level grossness and meanness to its limits. In a series of sketches and animations, the Pythons recount scenes from the Grail legend in which the knights forsake their chorus line can-can dancing in Camelot for a higher aim. They have dressed her as a witch and outfitted her with a point nose made from a carrot. They advance quite close to the castle and draw themselves into a line. Uh, he's already got one, you see. Peasant No you're not. ARTHUR: It is I, Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon, from the castle of Camelot. I must speak with your lord and master. Lancelot! The castle (Eilean Donan) has washing hanging outside it. The mysterious subtitle writer touts the furry animals, "i. ncluding the majestik mse," then seems to wander off on a personal anecdote: JOHN GOLDSTONE & "RALPH" The Wonder Llama. stop bickering and let's go and have tea and biscuits. Both of the scenes with the French taunters were inspired by something that Cleese had read about medieval soldiers whose only purpose was to taunt the enemies before battle. A furious fight now starts lasting about fifteen seconds at which point ARTHUR delivers a mighty blow which completely severs the BLACK KNIGHT's left arm at the shoulder. According to the Pythons, the one question that was asked the most on the promo tour for Monty Python and the Holy Grail was what their next movie would be. Dont like her? The best music, movies, TV, books, comedy and more. Well, you didn't bother to find out, did you? Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thou foe, who being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it. Monk. He says he's not dead. The Knights of the Round Table Music swells and fades and we MIX THROUGH TO: [Fairly close HEAD-ON SHOT of the KNIGHTS riding along. And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy." And the Lord spake . Monty Python : Sacr Graal ! When they managed to get the camera working again, the sync sound wouldnt work, so they could only shoot non-dialogue close-ups until they got the camera fixed. avenged. ], [ARTHUR narrows his eyes, wondering whether the BLACK KNIGHT will survive. ARTHUR: (Pointing to the arm on ground) Well, what's that then? We have ridden the length and breadth of the land. FRENCH GUARD: This is the castle of my master, Guy de It's against regulations. Gilliam in particular has gone on to have a highly successful career directing films like Time Bandits, Brazil, The Fisher King, 12 Monkeys, and Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin. ], [CUT TO ARTHUR and COMPANY watching from the bushes. THIRD HEAD: All right. And his limbs all hacked and mangled, brave Sir Robin. We eat ham and jam and spam a lot. (I told him we The knights arrive at a castle and ask to see the lord, but are insulted by a French knight (it is not explained why this castle is inhabited by French knights). Open the doors. [From now on the THREE HEADS speak individually.]. His taunts are legendary, including: After they ask the French knight if there is someone else they can talk to, the French knight replies No. ARTHUR: Victory is mine. FRENCH GUARD: Allo, dappy English k-niggets and Monsieur CART DRIVER: 'Ere. Lancelot! [CUT TO interior of medieval hall. It's what you both eat. And how d'you get that? Turned away and fled. FRENCH GUARD: Yes, depart a lot at this time and cut the [ARTHUR and PATSY start to cross the bridge.]. un cadeau. Forced to scramble to find a place to shoot the movie, the two Terrys secured two privately owned castles to shoot all of castle interiors and most of the exteriors. There are two types of people: Those that havent yet seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail and those that can recite most of its script from memory. I burst my To maintain Velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings four hundred and ninety three times every second. [As the storm rages we pick up GALAHAD forcing his way through brambles and over slippery rocks. LONG SHOT of SIR GAWAIN standing outside and ARTHUR's group approaching and shaking hands perhaps. [Both THIRD and FIRST HEADS turn away slightly, making faces.]. Still, every member of the group plays multiple roles, with Palin playing a grand total of 12 different characters: Sir Galahad, the soldier who argues about swallows in the opening scene; Dennis the repressed peasant; a mud villager; a singing Camelot knight; the right head of the Three-Headed Knight; the King of the Swamp Castle; a wedding guest at Swamp Castle; Brother Maynards assistant; the main Knight who says Ni; a French taunting knight; and the narrator. Debating Government with the Common Folk. Well, I didn't know you were called `Dennis.'. The ferocity of the French taunting took him completely by surprise and Arthur became convinced that a new strategy was required if the quest for the Holy Grail were to be brought to a successful conclusion. Though she does enjoy AAA games, she's more inclined to pick up a game that's a little more niche. The over-the-top understatement of calling an amputated arm a flesh wound is something that I use all the time whenever I get (minorly) injured. We apologize again for the fault in the subtitles. Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter: . BLACK KNIGHT: All right, we'll call it a draw. It is I, Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon from the castle of Camelot. They ride off. The squeaking gets louder an enormous twenty-foot-high wooden rabbit is wheeled out of the undergrowth into the open space in front of the castle. FIRST HEAD: (swipes at himself) Take that. [ARTHUR leads a charge toward the castle. A faintly detectable squeaking which is getting louder. Monty Python Killer Rabbit Frosted Pint Glass, 16oz - Holy Grail - Life Of Brian - Taunting French - Holy Hand Grenade Tribedragon Following Follow. (sinking to his knees) I thank thee O Lord that in thy [He kicks ARTHUR hard on the side of the helmet. ROBIN is not at all happy with the lyrics.]. [Another ten seconds furious fighting till ARTHUR chops the BLACK KNIGHTS's other arm off, also at the shoulder. FRENCH GUARD: Of course not! A second guard (John Cleese) shows up with the helpful idea that the coconut could have been carried by an African swallow -- which would be conceivable except that "African swallows are non-migratory.". All right! Suddenly all the village fall to their knees, touching forelocks etc. These red-eyed rabbits were actually Mojang Studio's homage to Monty Python's Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog to begin with. Sound of chanting of Latin canon, punctuated by short, sharp cracks. FRENCH GUARD: And this one's for your dad! But two weeks before production began the filmmakers found out that the National Trust had banned the comedy troupe from shooting in any national historical sites because, according to Gilliam, we wouldn't respect the dignity of the fabric of the building, where the most horrible tortures, disemboweling had gone on!. I must speak with your lord and master. More louder, closer howling. I am Arthur, King of the Britons can you tell me who lives in that castle? anyway you've got bad breath. Arthur invites the Black Knight to join the Knights of the Round Table. [CUT BACK TO ARTHUR and BEDEVERE and COMPANY as we had left them.]. 1 Mar. ARTHUR peers through the mist. That are quite unsingable I'll tear them apart. Lancelot! We dine well here in Camelot In honor of the 40th anniversary of Monty Python's quest for the Holy Grail, here are a few facts you may not have known about the legendary comedy. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. All right! FRENCH GUARDS: Oh, haw haw haw haw! Tie weights on her. So they make a further demand: Arthur and Bedevere have had enough, and refuse to cut down a tree with a herring. Run away! FRENCH GUARD: Hey, this one is for your mother! BEDEVERE: We shall use my largest scales. FIRST HEAD: Knight, I have decided to kill you with one absenting. pimples at you and call your door-opening request a silly thing, you OFFICER #1: All right, sonny. He wears a black hood and looks sinister. You mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries. They bicker for a bit prior to making the decision to kill Sir Robin. FIRST SOLDIER: No, they'd have to have it on a line. He was not afraid to die, Oh Brave Sir Robin, Menu. away! They come slowly closer. A MIDDLE-AGED LADY in a C. & A. twin-set emerges from the trees and looks in horror at the body of her HUSBAND.]. This was a solution to the lack of money to spend on horses. how d'you do? Ha ha haaa ha! When danger reared its ugly head, Help, help, I'm being repressed! They mutter to each other in French, look rather pleased, then rush out and start to pull the giant rabbit in. ], [CUT BACK TO the BLACK KNIGHT picking up the GREEN KNIGHT above his head and hurling him into the river. SECOND SOLDIER: (who has loomed up on the battlements) It could be carried by an African swallow! There are at least six kids. It's very nice-a. MAN: You don't frighten us, English pig-dog! Monty Python The French Taunt - YouTube 0:00 / 6:35 Monty Python The French Taunt CzyLoon 1.59K subscribers Subscribe 1M views 14 years ago Monty Python The French Taunt from The Holy. ARTHUR: Not at all. King Arthur suggests that the coconuts migrated, initiating a conversation about coconuts and swallows. Nothing really. Just a flesh wound. ARTHUR: Now this is your last chance. 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