Michael Palin

Actor

Filmography (All Films)

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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.

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Filmography (All Films)