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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin

First published 1983
Series The Meaning of Life
Publisher Methuen
Format Trade Paperback
Type Collection
Cover art Blake/Sears
Pages [128]
Price £4.95
ISBN 0413533808

  • "First published in Great Britain in 1983" is likely stated in the copyright section on page [127].
  • First edition of the movie's episodes scripts according to Amazon.co.uk and to the 1993 German edition.
  • This entry is for the initial printing.
  • The book is copiously illustrated with movie stills.
  • Page [127] likely lists the cast of the film in order of appearance and the major persons of the movie's staff; it likely also has the copyright section of the book.
  • The end of the book likely is taken by a letter exchange between John Cleese and the managing editor (as of 1982) of the newspaper The Sun; it is concerned with a seemingly misattributed question by Cleese.
  • The cover art likely isn't credited, but Gilliam is for the animations on the title page.
  • Data from OCLC/WorldCat and the assumed second printing from 1990; day of publication from Amazon.co.uk as of 2024-08-29.

Page Title Author(s) Type
bep|129 Letter to John Cleese (August 23rd, 1982) Kenneth Donlan Essay
bep|129.1 Letter to Kenneth Donlan (7 September 1982) John Cleese Essay
bep|129.2 Letter to John Cleese (14th October 1982) Kenneth Donlan Essay
bep|129.3 Letter to Kenneth Donlan (20 October 1982) John Cleese Essay
fep A Foreword (Monty Python's The Meaning of Life) Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[104] The Meaning of Life Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[107] Death Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[11] The Miracle of Birth Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[126] The End of the Film Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[128] Letter to the editor of the Sun John Cleese Essay
[128]|128.1 Letter to John Cleese (29th September 1982) Kenneth Donlan Essay
[128]|128.2 Letter to Kenneth Donlan (6 October 1982) John Cleese Essay
[15] The Miracle of Birth Part 2: The Third World: Yorkshire Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[1] First Fish: Morning. Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[31] The Adventures of Martin Luther in Reform-O-Scope Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[36] Growth and Learning Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[47] Fighting Each Other Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[4] [Why are we here, what is life all about?] Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Poem
[67] The Middle of the Film Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[70] Middle Age Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[80] Live Organ Transplants Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[85] The Crimson Permanent Assurance: A Tale of Piracy on the High Seas of Finance Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story
[94] The Autumn Years Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Short Story

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Cover 1990 Methuen Trade Paperback Collection [128]