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Comparison Of Monty Python And The Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is film made in 1975 by the British comedy group known as Monty Python. The movie follows four very distinct knights on their quest to find the Holy Grail. Arthur king of the Britons, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad and Sir Richard. The four brave danger after hilarious danger before the film ends in the most unexpected way possible. This is a film that not only is clever but also brings out many misconstrued truths about living in historical europe.
The creators of this movie were the sketch comedy group Monty Python, their humor, that expanded from the group's television show Monty Python's Flying Circus, is often subliminal yet extremely hilarious. The film is set in historical Britain where a majority of the

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