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.
Cast
Terry Gilliam
Various Roles
Graham Chapman
Various Roles
John Cleese
Various Roles
Eric Idle
Various Roles
Terry Jones
Various Roles
Michael Palin
Various Roles
Carol Cleveland
Various Roles
Simon Jones
Cedric
Patricia Quinn
Mrs. Williams
Judy Loe
Nurse #1
Andrew Bicknell
(Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Andrew MacLachlan
Groom
Mark Holmes
Severed head
Valerie Whittington
Mrs. Moore
Jennifer Franks
Bride
Imogen Bickford-Smith
Nurse #2
Angela Mann
Second guest's wife
Sydney Arnold
Pirate Captain (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Guy Bertrand
Chief Executive (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Matt Frewer
Cornered Executive who Jumps (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Michael Caine
British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")
Jane Leeves
Dancer (uncredited)
Luke Baxter
Dancer
Crew
Terry Jones
Director, Screenplay
Graham Chapman
Screenplay
John Cleese
Screenplay
Terry Gilliam
Screenplay
Eric Idle
Screenplay
Michael Palin
Screenplay
Julian Doyle
Editor
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
Peter Hannan
Director of Photography
Callum McDougall
Third Assistant Director
John Goldstone
Producer
Harry Lange
Production Design
Michelle Guish
Casting
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
James Acheson
Costume Design
Mike Jones
Hairdresser, Makeup Artist
Mary Hillman
Makeup Department Head
John Du Prez
Original Music Composer
Sharon Cartwright
Set Decoration
Simon Wakefield
Set Decoration
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Arlene Phillips
Choreographer
Chuck Finch
Gaffer
David Wimbury
Production Manager
Richard Dawking
Art Direction
John Beard
Art Direction
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