Michael Palin
Actor
- John Cleese on How to Irritate People (1968)
- Feat. John Cleese, Connie Booth, Graham Chapman…
- An instructional comedy of the types and techniques of irritation by Monty Python alumni and other popular Brit comedians of the late '60s.…
- Do Not Adjust Your Set (TV Series) (1968)
- Feat. Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Eric Idle…
- Together with AT LAST THE 1948 SHOW, this shows the gathering forces of what would become Monty Python, with Idle, Jones, Gilliam and Palin…
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series) (1969-1974)
- Dir. John Howard Davies, Terry Gilliam, Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle…
- Britain's most infamous comic ensemble present four seasons of inspired madness. Complete seasons 1–4 available over seven discs.
- Monty Python's Flying Circus - Personal Best (TV Series) (1969-1974)
- Dir. John Howard Davies, Terry Gilliam, Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle…
- Britain's most infamous comic ensemble, the Phython alumni, collate their personal favourites from four years of sketches on the Flying Circus TV…
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971)
- Dir. Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam…
- A particularly surreal later–Python, first released on German television. Features strange and often absurd English subtitles.
- Jabberwocky (1977)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Michael Palin
- Monty Python's Lewis Carroll–inspired medieval farce with Michael Palin in the lead.
- Ripping Yarns (TV Series) (1977-1979)
- Feat. Michael Palin, Terry Jones
- History lessons from the comically skewered perspective of Ex Monty–Pythoners Michael Palin and Terry Jones.
- Rutles, The (All You Need is Cash) (1978)
- Dir. Gary Weis, Eric Idle
Feat. Michael Palin, John Belushi, Bianca Jagger…
- The mock–Beatles twist and "rut" in a spot–on piss–take of the Fab Four, led by Monty Python’s Eric Idle and making a…
- Life of Brian (Monty Python's Life of Brian) (1979)
- Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin
- This parody of the life and times of Jesus Christ is the funniest and most successful of the Monty Python features. A cult favourite.
- Secret Policeman's Ball, The (1979)
- Feat. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Peter Cook…
- The third in the series of Amnesty International charity gigs and first 'Ball' featuring a series of Britain's finest comedians and musicians. Apart…
- Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
- Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam…
- Sheaf of classic sketches, incl. Lumberjacks, delivered onstage in Los Angeles. Should provoke tears of nostalgic merriment for fans.
- Missionary, The (1982)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard…
- Jolly Brit comedy sees Palin as the Rev. Charles Fortesque, recalled to England from missionary work in Africa to minister London's prostitutes,…
- Private Function, A (1985)
- Dir. Malcolm Mowbray
Feat. Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott
- Michael Palin and Maggie Smith star in Alan Bennett's savage satire of class hypocrisy. Set in post–WW2 Britain during food rationing, secret…
- Brazil (1985)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Ian Holm…
- Daydreaming bureaucrat Jonathan Pryce becomes unwittingly involved with an underground superhero and a mystery woman before falling victim to his own…
- Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)
- Dir. Charles Crichton
Feat. John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis…
- Rarely does a comedy achieve such a high laugh–count and provide substance beyond sheer entertainment value. A comic masterpiece written by and…
- Michael Palin Around the World in 80 Days (TV Series) (1989)
- Feat. Michael Palin
- The first of Michael Palin's successful globe–trotting escapades follows the scheme of Jules Verne's novel – a circumnavigation of the…
- Palin Travel Collection (1989-2007)
- Feat. Michael Palin
- Comprehensive 19–disc set containing all of Michael Palin's BBC travel documentary series including; Great Railway Journeys, Around the World…
- American Friends (1991)
- Dir. Tristram Powell
Feat. Michael Palin, Connie Booth, Trini Alvarado
- Subdued yet engaging period drama with Ex–Monty Pythoner Michael Palin, but expect few laughs from him as a scrupulous Oxford tutor whose vow…
- G.B.H (TV Mini-series) (1991)
- Feat. Robert Lindsay, Michael Palin, Dearbhla Molloy…
- Dynamite Channel 4 mini–series from the pointed pen of tele–writer Alan Bleasdale plays out the battle of wits between a mad Labour Party…
- Pole to Pole (TV Series) (1992)
- Feat. Michael Palin
- Michael Palin's followup to his model travel–series AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. Here he journeys from the North Pole to South Pole across Asia…
- Fierce Creatures (1997)
- Dir. Robert Young, Fred Schepisi
Feat. John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis…
- John Cleese reunites the cast of A FISH CALLED WANDA for his self–penned farce set in a British zoo.
His pointed satire of corporate ethics…
- Michael Palin: Full Circle (TV Series) (1997)
- Feat. Michael Palin
- The intrepid Michael Palin completes another quasi–anthropological circumlocution of the globe, with a 15000 mile journey around the Pacific…
- Life of Python, The (1999)
- Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam…
- The BBC celebrates 30 years of Monty Python with new sketches and a plethora of guest appearances.
Volume One:
"Pythonland" – Journey with…
- Michael Palin Sahara (TV Series) (2002)
- Dir. John Paul Davidson, Roger Mills
Feat. Michael Palin
- Michael Palin takes his most celebrated journey into the vastness and strangeness of our world, here circling through the western and central Sahara…
- Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan, The (I Told You I Was Ill) (2002)
- Dir. Dominic Brigstocke
Feat. Kathy Burke, Harry Enfield, Eddie Izzard…
- A live tribute to the genius of British comedian Spike Milligan, devised by the BBC 6 months after his death. Features performances and readings of…
- David Attenborough: Life on Air (2002)
- Feat. David Attenborough, Michael Palin
- Intriguing look at the television career of the charismatic naturalist draws on a wealth of archival material and Attenborough's own keen memory.…
- Michael Palin: Himalaya (TV Series) (2004)
- Dir. Roger Mills, John-Paul Davidson
Feat. Michael Palin
- Michael Palin continues his globe–trotting in this 6–part series in which he travels to the wild places of the Himalayan region. Filled…
- Michael Palin's New Europe (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Michael Palin
- Seasoned globetrotter Michael Palin embarks on the undiscovered eastern bloc and its adjacent territories, revealing a fascinating cache of people,…
- Palin on Art (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Michael Palin
- Art–aficionado Michael Palin explores the works and history of some of the lesser–known artists that he holds dear to his heart.
The…
- Around The World In 20 Years (2008)
- Feat. Michael Palin
- Retrospective one–hour sequel to AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, where Palin seeks out the crew of a dhow which took him and his crew on an…
- Monty Python - Almost the Truth (2009)
- Feat. John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin…
- An all–encompassing retrospective on those Monty Python scalawags, this six–part documentary chronicles the lives and careers of the…
- Not The Messiah (He's A Very Naughty Boy) (2010)
- Dir. Aubrey Powell
Feat. Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones
- Live performance from the remaining Pythons (sans Cleese), inspired by their 1979 film, LIFE OF BRIAN.
- Wipers Times, The (2013)
- Dir. Andy De Emmony
Feat. Ben Chaplin, Michael Palin
- The horrors of trench warfare are matched with alleviating gallows humour in this strangely moving tale of a satirical newspaper published on the…
- Monty Python Live (Mostly) - One Down, Five to Go (2014)
- Feat. John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle…
- The much–anticipated live reunion show from the Monty Python crew in all its side–splitting glory. Features special guest Eddie Izzard.