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Monty Python And The Holy Grail Book by Michael Palin .. PDF
This splendiferous volume collects letters, continuity reports, movie costings and soundtrack notes with the movie script, featuring handwritten amendations and additional stage directions. This book was was produced in facsimile from Terry Jones' copy, plus Terry Gilliam's storyboard drawings, correspondence concerning the naughty bits, the accounts for the film and other material. The letter of August 5th 1974 detailing the battle with the censors over certification is essential reading.
Here's what some really important people thought:
'we smirked a lot' - The Queen
'made my hair grow again, at last' - Frank Sinatra
'sad me in hitches' - Speverend Rooner
'made me want to eat my own vomit' - Guy The Gorilla
'all my idea' - Richard Nixon
'not entirely his idea' - Jeb Magruder
'as far as i know, Chuck Colson cooked it up, cleared it with Mitchell, Stans and Virginina Wade. I was only called in after Kleindienst and Chaplin had thought it up' - James Dean III
Contains profuse illustrations, including line drawn and still colour photographs from the film. A delight for readers, collectors and fans of the TV shows and movies alike.
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