Life of Python (1990)

Film details

Featuring

John Lloyd John Cleese Terry Jones
Directors

Mark Chapman Mark Redhead
Countries

United Kingdom USA
Year

1990
Genre

Anthology
Type

Television
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Programme looking at the people and material of the Monty Python team, and presented by John Lloyd, producer of "Not the Nine O'Clock News", who examines the forces that shaped the group and its style, and assesses its subsequent influence on British TV comedy. The film is dedicated to Graham Chapman, who died during its production, and includes exclusive footage of the memorial service that the surviving Pythons and his family and friends held in December 1989.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Presented by
    
    John Lloyd
  - interviewee
    
    John Cleese
  - interviewee
    
    Terry Jones
  - interviewee
    
    Eric Idle
  - interviewee
    
    Michael Palin
  - interviewee
    
    Terry Gilliam
  - interviewee
    
    Carol Cleveland
  - interviewee
    
    Ben Elton
  - interviewee
    
    Stephen Fry
  - interviewee
    
    Steve Martin
  - interviewee
    
    Dan Aykroyd
  - interviewee
    
    Barry Took
  - interviewee
    
    David Frost
Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Mark Chapman
  - Director
    
    Mark Redhead
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Tiger Aspect
  - Produced in association with
    
    Devillier-Donegan Enterprises
  - A Production For
    
    BBC
  - Executive Producer
    
    Charles Brand
  - Produced by
    
    Mark Chapman
  - Series Editor
    
    Andrew Snell
  - Associate Producer
    
    Michelle de Larrabeiti
  - Production Manager
    
    Sue Vertue
  - Production Assistant
    
    Marnie Jung
  Photography:
  - Cameraman
    
    Mike Fox
  - Cameraman
    
    Graham Smith
  - Cameraman
    
    Paul Sommers
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Roger Chapman
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Lawrence Gardner
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Max Harrison
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Phil Milliard
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Carl Teitelbaum
  - Electrician
    
    Jason Hunt
  - Electrician
    
    Terry Hunt
  - Electrician
    
    Jim McBride
  Editing:
  - VT Editor
    
    Bill Ogden
  - Film Editor
    
    Martyn Hone
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Roya Salari
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Fraser Barber
  - Sound
    
    Michael Lax
  - Sound
    
    David Welch
  - Dubbing Editor
    
    Richard Monks
  Unknown:
  - Dubbing Mixer
    
    Colin Martin
  - With thanks to
    
    Roger Saunders