Holy Flying Circus

Oct 19, 2011

1h 29m

★ 6.4

And now for something completely untrue!

Overview

A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open.

Genres

TV Movie

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Talkback Thames

Hillbilly Television

Holy Flying Circus Trailers

Cast

God

Stephen Fry

John Cleese

Darren Boyd

Michael Palin

Charles Edwards

Terry Jones

Rufus Jones

Terry Gilliam

Phil Nichol

Graham Chapman / Tramp

Tom Fisher

Eric Idle

Steve Punt

Andrew Thorogood

Mark Heap

BBC Head of Rude Words

Alex Macqueen

Gareth Nice - Angry Viewer

David Birrell

US News Reporter - BBFC Representative- Montage Man

Robin Sebastian

Dog Walker /Petitioner /Man Whose Wife Malcolm Muggeridge Said Made a Lovely Breakfast

Geoffrey McGivern

Young, ace assistant DA, Shelby Cook, works with driven cop, Mike Holland, to catch Daedalus, a serial killer infamous for luring his victims to their deaths through labyrinth traps. Three innocent men have already taken the fall for Daedalus and when Daedalus strikes again, Shelby finds herself defending the latest man accused, a retired and respected judge--who also happens to be her own father.

4.7

VIP

Sep 24, 2008

No overview available.

6.0

Unconditional Love

Jan 20, 2003

A young criminal kidnaps a couple's young son and then blackmails them into committing his crime instead of asking for a ransom.

7.0

The Thieving Headmistress

Jun 6, 2006

A Headmistress steals from her own school. As a young girl Colleen McCabe asks a priest in confessional "What is sin?" Thirty years later she is found out for practising it. An ex-nun,she leaves the convent because she becomes disillusioned with spiritual matters and goes into teaching, being appointed headmistress of the John Rigby School in London. Along with a small coterie of chosen staff members to act as her spies,she misappropriates half a million pounds from school funds which she spends on luxury goods and a trip on the Orient Express. Meanwhile the school suffers,having to use ancient text books and pupils as cleaners. She is tried,although admitted to hospital for depression on the trial day, and sentenced to five years in jail, later reduced to four. The film alternates dramatized scenes of Colleen's misbehaviour with interviews with those who knew her.

0.0

Soft Targets

Oct 19, 1982

Stephen Poliakoff's parody of the spy-thriller genre. A Russian diplomat becomes convinced that he is at the centre of a Foreign Office plot.

3.5

The Visitor

Oct 26, 1999

Four 20-somethings are coasting through life in a fashionable part of London. A misunderstanding leads to the introduction of a stranger into their home, who starts to take control...

4.0

Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

Mar 13, 2011

The true story of the notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, and how one family in Belfast, aided by journalist Chris Moore, uncovered the true extent of the clerical abuse scandal.

6.0

Above Suspicion

Dec 2, 2011

Valérie, a youthful 40, is an active, exemplary woman. A psychiatrist by trade, she is also a perfect mother, wife, and parishioner. And yet, Valérie is also a murderer.

5.5

Poodle Springs

Jul 25, 1998

Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.

4.2

The Veteran

Jan 1, 2006

Thirty years on from Vietnam, a government official is trying to track down soldiers who went missing in action, in the hope that it may lead her to her father. Meanwhile, a war veteran is forced to relive painful memories of how he was left for dead by his own platoon, and the heinous crimes he once committed while in the line of duty.

6.8

Mon frère bien-aimé

Aug 26, 2016

No overview available.

5.5

Desperation

May 23, 2006

When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.

6.8

The Return

Dec 30, 2003

A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.

7.2

And Now for Something Completely Different

Sep 28, 1971

A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.

4.9

Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?

Jan 12, 2012

Victoria Stellmann, head of a traditional cruise shipping company, leads a happy but routine family life. But then she meets the charming Jacques and gets involved in an affair. The angry awakening does not leave long to wait, her lover proves to be an unscrupulous blackmailer. He threatens to publish a video of her night of love. Victoria starts to flee to the front.

3.7

The Birds II: Land's End

Mar 19, 1994

Ted and his family have just moved to the sleepy coastal town of Gull Island so that he can complete work on his thesis. Everything couldn’t seem more picturesque about their new, seaside home… that is, except for the increasing number of aggressively behaving birds.

7.2

Les Misérables

Dec 27, 1978

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

7.3

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Mar 31, 1983

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.

6.3

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

Jul 12, 2004

When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.

7.4

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Jun 25, 1982

Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from pre-Python days.