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<html> <head> <title>Life of Brian</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/trailer.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/trailer.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <div> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=15 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Life of Brian (17-Aug-1979) <img src="t.life-of-brian-5.jpg" height=220 width=144 hspace=10 vspace=10 align=right> Director: <a href="/people/127/000056956/">Terry Jones</a>Writers: <a href="/people/801/000028717/">Graham Chapman</a>; <a href="/people/124/000024052/">John Cleese</a>; <a href="/people/241/000024169/">Terry Gilliam</a>; <a href="/people/458/000024386/">Eric Idle</a>; <a href="/people/127/000056956/">Terry Jones</a>; <a href="/people/463/000024391/">Michael Palin</a>Keywords: <a href="/lists/801/000083552/">Comedy</a>, <a href="/lists/709/000083460/">Bible</a>, <a href="/lists/436/000133037/">Martyrdom</a>, <a href="/lists/702/000083453/">Ancient Rome</a><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/half-star-20.png"></div>Brian Cohen, a young Judean born at the same time and in the manger next to Jesus, often finds himself mistaken for the Messiah. He has joined the People's Front of Judea, seeking freedom from the shackles of Roman occupation. While still slapstick and episodic, the story holds together better than <a href="/films/839/000033740/">Monty Python and the Holy Grail</a> (1975). John Cleese considered Life of Brian their masterpiece. <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/801/000028717/">Graham Chapman</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Jan-1941</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Oct-1989</tt></td> <td>Monty Python's King Arthur</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/124/000024052/">John Cleese</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Oct-1939</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Monty Python</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/634/000162148/">Carol Cleveland</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Jan-1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Monty Python's Flying Circus</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/241/000024169/">Terry Gilliam</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Nov-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Monty Python alumnus, Brazil</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/458/000024386/">Eric Idle</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Mar-1943</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Monty Python</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/968/000034866/">Neil Innes</a></td> <td><center>Musician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Dec-1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Rutles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/127/000056956/">Terry Jones</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Feb-1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Monty Python</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/811/000217160/">Chris Langham</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Apr-1949</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Thick of It</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/047/000025969/">Spike Milligan</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Apr-1918</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Feb-2002</tt></td> <td>The Goon Show</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/463/000024391/">Michael Palin</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-May-1943</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Monty Python</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/052/000349999/">Gwen Taylor</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Feb-1939</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Barbara Liversidge on Barbara</td> </tr> </table> REVIEWS<table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? 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