As Monty Python and the Holy Grail celebrates its 50th anniversary, the comedic movie continues to be loved, and the characters are an integral part of that legacy.

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.

"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.

But, honestly, what is left for a writer to say about “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the seminal comedy that seemingly dropped from the heavens like one of the movie’s cartoon God hands ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail turns 50 Ars staffers reflect upon the things they love most about this masterpiece of absurdist comedy.

Back in theaters for its 50th birthday, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” remains a sublimely ridiculous Arthurian travesty that we can’t stop quoting.

"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.

In 1975, Monty Python and the Holy Grail transformed the titular British sketch troupe from TV comedy icons to genuine movie stars. The film hit the ground running with its instantly quotable ...

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Coming this August, get ready for the first Steelbook UHD Bluray release for the iconic Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

But, honestly, what is left for a writer to say about “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the seminal comedy that seemingly dropped from the heavens like one of the movie’s cartoon God hands?