Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • cast member

      Graham Chapman

    • cast member

      John Cleese

    • cast member

      Terry Gilliam

    • cast member

      Eric Idle

    • cast member

      Terry Jones

    • cast member

      Michael Palin

    • cast member

      Carol Cleveland

    • cast member

      Simon Jones

    • cast member

      Patricia Quinn

    • cast member

      Judy Loe

    • cast member

      Andrew Maclachlan

    • cast member

      Mark Holmes

    • cast member

      Valerie Whittington

    • cast member

      Jennifer Franks

    • cast member

      Imogen Bickford-Smith

    • cast member

      Angela Mann

    • cast member

      Peter Lovstrom

    • cast member

      George Silver

    • cast member

      Chris Grant

    • cast member

      Luke Baxter

    • cast member

      Bonnie Bryg

    • cast member

      Charlotte Corbett

    • cast member

      Geoff Davids

    • cast member

      Donna Fielding

    • cast member

      Roy Gayle

    • cast member

      Donnette Goddard

    • cast member

      Laura James

    • cast member

      Kim Leeson

    • cast member

      Maddie Loftin

    • cast member

      Paul Madden

    • cast member

      Kerri Murphy

    • cast member

      Jane Newman

    • cast member

      Gary Noakes

    • cast member

      Trudy Pack

    • cast member

      Lorraine Meacher

    • cast member

      Caroline Meacher

    • cast member

      Timothy Ward

    • cast member

      Emma-Kate Davies

    • cast member

      Michelle Welch

    • cast member

      Peter Salmon

    • cast member

      Steve St. Klonis

    • cast member

      Voyd

    • cast member

      Gess Whitfield

    • cast member

      Dominque Wood

    • cast member

      Wanda Rockiki

    • cast member

      Sandra Easby

    • cast member

      Helen Mason

    • cast member

      Sue Menhenick

    • cast member

      Lorraine Whitmarsh

    • cast member

      Alison Herlihy

    • cast member

      Heavon Grant

    • cast member

      Floyd Pearce

    • cast member

      Stephen Beagley

    • cast member

      Lizie Saunderson

    • cast member

      Tammy Needham

    • cast member

      Dawn Gerrard

    • cast member

      Natasha Gilbrook

    • cast member

      Paul Bourke

    • cast member

      Michelle Mackie

    • cast member

      Victoria Plum  (uncredited)

    • cast member

      Anne Rosenfeld  (uncredited)

    • child in large family

      Sean Maguire  (uncredited)

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Terry Jones

    • 1st Assistant Director

      Ray Corbett

    • Continuity

      Penny Eyles

    Rights:

    • ©

      Celandine Films

    Production:

    • Made by

      The Monty Python Partnership

    • Produced by

      John Goldstone

    • Production Manager

      David Wimbury

    • Not the Production Accountant

      Steve Abbott

    • Production Accountant

      Mike Smith

    • Location Manager

      Peter Kohn

    • Assistant to Producer

      Tim Vaughan-hughes

    • Assistant to Producer

      Barbara Holloway

    • Production Assistant

      Valerie Craig

    • Production Department

      Kieron Phipps

    • Production Department

      Callum McDougall

    • Production Department

      Paul Taylor

    • Made at

      EMI Elstree Studios

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Debbie McWilliams

    • Casting

      Michelle Guish

    Writing:

    • Written by

      Graham Chapman

    • Written by

      John Cleese

    • Written by

      Terry Gilliam

    • Written by

      Eric Idle

    • Written by

      Terry Jones

    • Written by

      Michael Palin

    Photography:

    • Photographed by

      Peter Hannan

    • Camera Operator

      Dewi Humphreys

    • Focus

      Barry Brown

    • Clapper Loader

      Stefan Stankowski

    • Gaffer

      Chuck Finch

    • Electrical Department

      Larry Randall

    • Electrical Department

      Alan McPherson

    • Electrical Department

      Richard Seal

    • Electrical Department

      Monteith, Stuart

    • Electrical Department

      Fred Ashby

    • Grip

      Atherfold, Ken

    Stills:

    • Stills Photographer

      David Appleby

    Special Effects:

    • Special Effects Supervisor

      George Gibbs

    • Special Effects

      Richard Conway

    • Special Effects

      Bob Hollow

    • Special Effects

      Watson, Dave

    • Special Effects

      Ray Hanson

    • Model Maker

      Valerie Charlton

    • Model Maker

      Carole De Yong

    Animation:

    • Director of Animation and Special Sequence

      Terry Gilliam

    • Animation

      Tim Ollive

    • Animation

      Kate Hepburn

    • Animation

      Richard Ollive

    • Animation

      Mike Stuart

    • Animation

      Jill Brooks

    Editing:

    • Edited by

      Julian Doyle

    • Editing Department

      Keith Lowes

    • Editing Department

      Dianne Ryder

    • Editing Department

      Simon Milton

    • Editing Department

      Roy Baker

    • Editing Department

      Margarita Doyle

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Harry Lange

    • Art Director

      Richard Dawking

    • Set Decorator

      Simon Wakefield

    • Set Decorator

      Sharon Cartwright

    • Properties

      Brian Payne

    • Properties

      Newton, Dave

    • Properties

      John Cole

    • Properties

      Brian Humphrey

    • Art Department

      Steve Cooper

    • Art Department

      Roger Cain

    • Art Department

      Andrew Ackland-Snow

    • Art Department

      Richard Hornsby

    • Art Department

      Dennis Griffin

    • Art Department

      Bob Walker

    • Construction Manager

      Vic Simpson

    • Construction Department

      Mick Law

    • Construction Department

      Alan Chesters

    • Construction Department

      Peter Browne

    • Construction Department

      John Skinner

    • Construction Department

      Colin Lovering

    • Construction Department

      Reg Keywood

    • Construction Department

      Peter Cull

    • Construction Department

      Dick Savery

    • Construction Department

      Bill Sansom

    • Construction Department

      Ken Powell

    • Construction Department

      Coleman, Melvin

    • Construction Department

      Tommy Kavanagh

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Acheson, Jim

    • Costume Assistant

      T. Stephen Miles

    • Costume Assistant

      Gilly Hebden

    • Wardrobe Department

      Lucas, Janet

    • Wardrobe Department

      James Wakely

    • Wardrobe Department

      David Murch

    • Wardrobe Department

      Linda Eke

    • Costume Maker

      Ray Scott

    • Costume Maker

      Vin Burnham

    • Costume Maker

      Shirley Denny

    • Costume Maker

      Jill Thraves

    • Costume Maker

      William Baboo

    • Costume Maker

      Lizzie Willey

    Make-up:

    • Make-up and Hair Design

      Maggie Weston

    • Make-up Supervisor

      Mary Hillman

    • Make-up and Hairdressing

      Hilary Steinberg

    • Make-up and Hairdressing

      Mike Jones

    • Make-up and Hairdressing

      Rayson, Pamela

    • Mr Creosote's Make-up by

      Tucker, Chris

    • Wigs

      Wig Specialities

    Film processing:

    • Optical Effects

      Kent Houston

    • Optical Effects

      Roy Field

    • Optical Effects

      Paul Whitbread

    • Optical Effects

      Nick Dunlop

    • Optical Effects

      Tim Spence

    Sound:

    • Music Recorded at

      Britannia Row

    • Music Recorded at

      Redwood Studios

    • Music Recorded at

      CTS

    • Sound Mixer

      Garth Marshall

    • Boom Operator

      Bob Doyle

    • Sound Maintenance

      Phil Chubb

    • Sound Re-recorded at

      Roger Cherrill Ltd.

    • Dubbing Mixer

      Paul Carr

    • Dubbing Mixer

      Brian Paxton

    • Dubbing Editor

      Rodney Glenn

    Choreography:

    • Choreography

      Arlene Phillips

    • Assistant Choreographer

      Heather Seymour

    Consultant:

    • Python Manager

      Anne James

    Publicity:

    • Director of Python U.S. Relations

      Nancy Lewis

    Supplier:

    • Camera Equipment

      Lee Electric