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Life of Brian(Movie, 1979)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 34min | Genre: Comedy
Life of BrianRating: 3.9/5 (with 18781,878 votes)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (also known as Life of Brian) is a 1979 British comedy film starring and written by the comedy group Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin). It was directed by Jones. The film tells the story of Brian Cohen (played by Chapman), a young Jewish-Roman man who is born on the same day as—and next door to—Jesus, and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah. Following the withdrawal of funding by EMI Films just days before production was scheduled to begin, George Harrison, the former member of the Beatles and a long-time Python fan, arranged financing for Life of Brian through the formation of his HandMade Films company. The f... ()
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Available languages: English (Original)
Available subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Turkish
Duration: 1h 34min
Genres: Satiren / Komödien
Keywords: Absurd / Ulkig
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About Life of Brian

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Shot in: Monastir
Plays in: West Asia
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Latin (LA)
Translated into 35 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/14/1980 (World premiere: 08/17/1979)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Monty Python’s Life of Brian"
"布莱恩的一生"
"Monty Pythonův Život Briana"
"Das Leben des Brian"
"Brianin elämä"
"Monty Python: Brians liv"
"Brian of Nazareth"
"Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory"
"Monty Python's Life of Brian"
"The Gospel According to St. Brian"
"라이프 오브 브라이언"
"Житие Брайана по Монти Пайтон"
Budget: 4,000,000 USD
Revenue: 20,745,728 USD (= 519%)

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