Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

United Kingdom
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Basic facts

Original title Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • United Kingdom
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Swedish release 1983-08-05

Cast

Graham Chapman

John Cleese

Terry Gilliam

Eric Idle

Terry Jones

Michael Palin

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Titles

Original title
  • Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Swedish release title
  • Monty Python's Meningen med livet
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • Monty Python's Meningen med livet

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Choreography
Art Director
Film Editor

Cast

Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
Eric Idle
Terry Jones
Michael Palin
Carol Cleveland
Simon Jones
Patricia Quinn
Judy Loe
Andrew MacLachlan
Mark Holmes
Valerie Whittington
Jennifer Franks
Imogen Bickford-Smith
Angela Mann
Peter Løvstrom
Victoria Plum
Anne Rosenfeld
George Silver

Companies

Production Company Celandine Films
The Monty Python Partnership för Universal
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United International Pictures AB
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1994
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2003
Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2009
Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2014

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 124111
Date 1983-06-22
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2930 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 450, 485, 525, 415, 575, 480.


Censorship number 124082
Date 1983-06-10
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 70 meters
Notes Trailer.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio Widescreen (unspecified)
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1983-08-05 Prisma Gothenburg Sweden 107 min
1983-08-05 Metropol Malmö Sweden 107 min
1983-08-05 Draken Stockholm Sweden 107 min
1983-08-05 Filmstaden 10 Stockholm Sweden 107 min
1983-08-05 Sture Stockholm Sweden 107 min (samt ytterligare 11 platser)
TV showing 2001-03-06 TV3 Sweden 103 min
2001-04-14 TV3 Sweden 103 min
2003-08-28 TV3 Sweden 103 min
DVD release 2003-11-12 Sweden
TV showing 2004-02-18 SVT1 Sweden 103 min
2004-12-26 Kanal 5 Sweden 103 min
DVD release 2009-05-06 Sweden
2014-04-02 Sweden (utgiven i samlingen "Monty Python - Holy trinity box")
TV showing 2018-04-07 TV8 Sweden
2019-04-20 TV8 Sweden
2019-12-27 TV8 Sweden
2019-12-30 TV8 Sweden
2020-04-03 TV8 Sweden
2020-04-04 TV8 Sweden
2021-01-02 TV6 Sweden
2021-05-12 TV8 Sweden
2021-09-17 TV8 Sweden
2021-09-19 TV8 Sweden
2021-12-28 TV6 Sweden
2022-03-20 Kanal 9 Sweden
2022-09-15 Kanal 9 Sweden
2023-02-22 Kanal 9 Sweden 103 min
2023-03-16 Kanal 9 Sweden
2023-05-06 Kanal 9 Sweden
2023-09-07 Kanal 9 Sweden
2023-12-31 Kanal 5 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Musik i urval (kontakta redaktionen för detaljer om enskilda filmer)


Related films

Precious Images (1986) Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2894


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints SET
Slides SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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