Tim the Enchanter has a relatively brief role in the story, and in terms of the plot, all he does is point Arthur and his companions toward a cave where they may find the Holy Grail.

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was such a success — more than a $5 million international gross, 14 times its budget — that it re-launched the Monty Python brand.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released 50 years ago and became a cult classic that inspires comedy to this day. Here's what fans told NPR the film means to them.

I learned that lesson a long time ago, though, thanks partly to my way-too-early viewings of the animated Watership Down and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.There I was, about 8 years old and ...

The “Holy Grail” production budget, around $300,000 U.S. dollars in the year of production in 1974, equates to $2 million today. (Members of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull put up ...