Movies: Michael Palin
- 1977
Escape from Stalag Luft 112B (1977)
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During World War I Major Errol Phipps is determined to escape from Stalag Luft 112B but his attempts all fail. However all the other prisoners and the guards succeed, leaving him alone in the camp to make elaborate plans - including a tunnel system s...
- 2007
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind (2007)
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Robbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the day again though with the help of his friends and an alien crystal....
- 1970
Ending It All (1970)
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Michael Palin guides us on suicide in this humorous public information film on motorway safety....
- 1977
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite (1977)
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Eric Olthwaite is so boring that his family all leave home to escape him. Then one day he is accidentally caught up in a bank robbery and discovers that the robber shares his interests in shovels, black pudding and rainfall so they team up to make da...
- 1974
Henry Cleans Up (1974)
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An educational comedy film from Guinness instructing how to clean out your pipes in the pub....
- 2014
The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything (2014)
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Terry Jones and Michael Palin revisit their "pre-Python" sketch show from 1969 which has sadly been wiped by the BBC. At the time, in 2014, only 2 episodes were known to exist. Palin and Jones re-shot wrap-arounds and aired remaining sketches from th...
- 1969
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch (1969)
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One of the least-known Monty Python rarities is “The Close-up Toothpaste Relaunch,” a short advertising film. Follow Elida Gibbs' super salesman as he heroically brings new toothpaste, "Close-up Green" to the high street....
- 1971
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 (1971)
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One of the least-known Monty Python rarities is “The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch of 1971,” a short advertising film that was made for the Birds Eye company’s internal use....
- 2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
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The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes inte...
- 1989
The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin (1989)
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6 part series where Michael Palin discusses the different railways across Britain and their respective artwork....
- 1991
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam (1991)
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Terry Gilliam is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1991 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Gilliam speaks of his history with the British comedy group Monty Python and is joined by Michael Palin in discussing his films including Jabberwocky, Ti...
- 2006
The South Bank Show: Spamalot (2006)
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Eric Idle is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 2006 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). The surviving members of Monty Python discuss the huge success of Spamalot on Broadway and Eric Idle discusses the history of the musical....
- 1977
Murder at Moorstones Manor (1977)
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Sir Clive Chiddingfield invites his family to his birthday party at lonely Moorstones Manor but in the course of the evening half of those present are murdered one by one and the remaining survivors except for Lady Chiddingfield each admit to being t...
- 2005
John Peel's Record Box (2005)
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John Peel's Record Box is a documentary film made by Elaine Shepherd, released on 14 November 2005 on Channel 4. It was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award. It is about a small private collection of the British radio DJ John Peel who died in 2004 at ...
- 2002
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute (2002)
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One of many tributes following the death of Spike Milligan. Comedians, actors and musicians join forces to present a live tribute featuring a selection of comic highlights from Spike's life. From recreations of his most famous sketches to readings of...
- 2008
Around the World in 20 Years (2008)
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To mark the twentieth anniversary of "Around the World in 80 Days" we went back to Dubai and India to retrace our steps and to see if we could find any of the crew of Al Shama. The result was a one-hour documentary and an account of our return and a ...
- 2003
Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse (2003)
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Michael Palin visits the Baltimore apartment gallery of Etta and Claribel Cone, wealthy American sisters who amassed one of the world's finest collections of modern French art....
- 2005
Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi (2005)
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In 2005, Michael Palin set out to unlock the mysteries and find out about the background and life of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. Hammershøi painted around the start of the 20th century and many of his pictures have a distinct coolness and dist...
- 1979
Whinfrey's Last Case (1979)
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In 1913 the British government, hearing that the Germans are planning World War I, ask top agent Whinfrey to intervene, but instead he decides to go on holiday to Cornish fishing village Torpoint. Here he believes he has stumbled upon a smuggling rin...
- 1971
Euroshow '71: May Day Special (1971)
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German made-for-TV musical extravaganza starring Monty Python....