Michael Palin Movies

  • 2022
    The Fringe, Fame and Me

    The Fringe, Fame and Me

    The Fringe, Fame and Me

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    The Fringe, Fame and Me is the story of how a small Scottish arts festival that began 75 years ago this year became a national institution – a...

    The Fringe, Fame and Me
  • 2025
    When Bruce Springsteen Came To Britain

    When Bruce Springsteen Came To Britain

    When Bruce Springsteen Came To Britain

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    The film tells the story of how Springsteen and the E Street Band first arrived in the UK in November 1975 for a sold-out performance in Hammersmith,...

    When Bruce Springsteen Came To Britain
  • 1989
    The Movie Life of George

    The Movie Life of George

    The Movie Life of George

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    When EMI refused to produce Monty Python's Life of Brian, George Harrison founded Handmade Pictures so that he could see the film. This is the story...

    The Movie Life of George
  • 1969
    How to Irritate People

    How to Irritate People

    How to Irritate People

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    A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.

    How to Irritate People
  • 2004
    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

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    The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and...

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
  • 2021
    Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

    Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

    Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

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    Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a pivotal moment in the evolution of television...

    Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
  • 2024
    Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

    Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

    Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

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    A tribute to the celebrated and enigmatic actress, with her life story told by those who knew her best, celebrating her much-loved appearances across...

    Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
  • 1989
    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

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    Steve Martin presents selected sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)". It's the well known sketches, though the parrot sketch is not...

    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
  • 1979
    The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

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    Amnesty decided not to present a benefit show in 1978 in order to consider how to make better use of the performing talent so favourably disposed to...

    The Secret Policeman's Ball
  • 2003
    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

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    The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This documentary is featured on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD for...

    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
  • 2014
    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

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    Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
  • 1976
    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

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    The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure (the show was performed at...

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's
  • 2002
    Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television

    Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television

    Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television

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    Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television is a BBC documentary film that recounts David Attenborough's television career. It is...

    Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
  • 2009
    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

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    30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
  • 2011
    Making Qi

    Making Qi

    Making Qi

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    Behind the scenes documentary on British panel show Qi.

    Making Qi
  • 2024
    How To Make It In Comedy

    How To Make It In Comedy

    How To Make It In Comedy

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    Told by the stars who first found fame at the Edinburgh Fringe, this the inside story of what it takes to make a name there, from those who enjoyed...

    How To Make It In Comedy
  • 2005
    The Roots of Monty Python

    The Roots of Monty Python

    The Roots of Monty Python

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    A look back at the origins of the ground breaking BBC comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus.

    The Roots of Monty Python
  • 2008
    The Seventh Python

    The Seventh Python

    The Seventh Python

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    Sean Connors Films, Ltd. Presents a Frozen Pictures production of The Seventh Python, a nonfiction musical feature film based on the life, work and...

    The Seventh Python
  • 2002
    Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

    Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

    Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

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    One of many tributes following the death of Spike Milligan. Comedians, actors and musicians join forces to present a live tribute featuring a...

    Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
  • 2008
    What Is Brazil?

    What Is Brazil?

    What Is Brazil?

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    Rob Hedden's witty on-set documentary captures the revolutionary air that had begun to swirl around Brazil even before the controversy surrounding...

    What Is Brazil?