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  • Cleese to hang up the silly walks - 15 June 2006
    Comedy institution John Cleese has announced that he is to quit while he is ahead in the funny stakes, pledging to nurture the comedic talents of the future instead. - -The 66-year-old, whose comedy CV is bursting with classics like Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, a

John Cleese - what members say


  • Monty Python's Life Of Brian
  • Monty Python's Life Of Brian review by from Tilshead, Salisbury
    Rated - 3.0 stars A fitting tribute to Graham Chapman 29 May 2005
    ...lm itself. Eric Idle had already developed his transatlantic twang by then but John Cleese still had a sense of humour. ...   Read customer review
  • Fawlty Towers - Series 1 Complete
  • Fawlty Towers - Series 1 Complete review by A customer from Glasgow
    Rated - 5.0 stars They don't make em like this anymore! 2 March 2009
    .....what can I say that hasn't already been said about this work of sheer class? John Cleese is outstanding, as are the rest of the cast....no one character is better than ...   Read customer review
  • Fawlty Towers - Series 2 Complete
  • Fawlty Towers - Series 2 Complete review by TrevorBevan from STROUD
    Rated - 5.0 stars Commic Classic 12 November 2003
    ...t more can I add to the already established genius of wit and humour written by John Cleese and Connie. The series will go down in history as the most memorable comedy ...   Read customer review

John Cleese - filmography


  • Beethoven's Christmas Adventure on DVD (2011)
    Starring: John Cleese,  Tom Arnold,  Kimmie Rhodes
    Director: John Putch
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Festive children's feature in which Beethoven the dog is charged with saving Christmas. The magical day is rapidly approaching but millions of children face disappointment after an accident involving a Christmas elf and Santa's sleigh. The elf inadvertently took off in the sleigh and, unable to ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 28 members
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  • Winnie the Pooh on DVD (2011)
    Starring: John Cleese,  Jim Cummings,  Craig Ferguson
    Director: Stephen J. Anderson,  Don Hall
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    With the charm, wit and whimsy of the original featurettes, this all-new movie reunites audiences with the philosophical "bear of very little brain" and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, Roo-and last, but certainly not least, Eeyore, who has lost his tail. "Well a tail is either there or it ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 2,637 members
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  • John Cleese Live - The Alimony Tour on DVD (2011)
    Starring: John Cleese
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Live stand-up performance from legendary British comic John Cleese. He discusses his professional and personal life with humorous results, with topics ranging from the multi-million pound settlement in his divorce during 2008 to his 'Monty Python' and 'Fawlty Towers' days.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 264 members
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  • Spud (2010)
    Starring: John Cleese,  Troye Sivan,  Jason Cope
    Director: Donovan Marsh
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    South Africa, the early 1990s. John "Spud" Milton has embarked on his first year at an elite, boys-only private school. Cursed with parents from well beyond the lunatic fringe, a senile granny, and a dormitory full of strange characters, Spud has to forge a new life for himself in this foreign and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 29 members
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  • Igor on DVD (2008)
    Starring: John Cusack,  Steve Buscemi,  John Cleese
    Director: Anthony Leondis
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    In a land of mad scientists and diabolical inventions, what do you do when you're born with a hunch on your back? You become an Igor. A twist on the classic monster movie, that tells the story of one Igor-who's sick of being a lowly lab assistant with a 'Yes Master's' degree-and dreams of becoming ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 11,944 members
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  • The Pink Panther 2 on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Steve Martin,  Jean Reno,  Emily Mortimer
    Director: Harald Zwart
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 3,074 members
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  • The Frost Report Is Back - Special (2007)
    Starring: Terry Jones,  Marty Feldman,  Tim Brooke-Taylor
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    A retrospective look at David Frost's groundbreaking 1960s satirical comedy show which became a breeding ground for many of Britain's top comic actors and writers. The programme includes contributions from Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, John Cleese, Michael Palin,Terry Jones, and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
    2 stars out of 5 37% from 8 members
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  • Charlotte's Web on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Dakota Fanning,  Julia Roberts,  Oprah Winfrey
    Director: Gary Winick
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 20,975 members
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  • Man About Town on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Ben Affleck,  Rebecca Romijn,  John Cleese
    Director: Mike Binder
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    With a marriage in shambles and a shaky client roster, slick Hollywood agent Jack Giamoro (Ben Affleck) has lost his killer instinct. To make matters worse, his personal journal has been stolen by a reporter threatening to write a career-ending expose. Now with everything on the line, Jack is ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 740 members
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  • Valiant on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Ewan McGregor,  Rik Mayall,  tim curry (voice)
    Director: Gary Chapman
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Inspired by the true-life story of carrier pigeons who were trained to carry vital information for the Allied forces across the English Channel during World War II, this computer-animated adventure comedy focuses on Valiant (voice of Ewan McGregor), a wood pigeon who has volunteered to do his part ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 37,027 members
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  • Scorched on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Alicia Silverstone,  David Krumholtz,  John Cleese
    Director: Gavin Grazer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Alicia Silverstone and Woody Harrelson star in this comedy crime thriller. Three bank tellers are sick of their dead end jobs and each separately plan to knock the place over. Sheila (Silverstone) wants to break into the ATM, while Stuart (Paolo Constanzo) merely wants to 'borrow' some cash to fund ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 3,874 members
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  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Lucy Liu,  Jamie Foxx
    Director: Joseph McGinty
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu reprise their roles (as do several others) as the glamorous crimebusting trio. This time they are assigned by their reclusive boss Charlie (again voiced by John Forsythe) to find a pair of rings that have been coded to contain all the names on the FBI's ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 19,716 members
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  • George Of The Jungle 2 on DVD (2003)
    Starring: John Cleese,  Chris Showerman,  Julie Benz
    Director: David Grossman
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Sequel to the 1997 comedy about the valiant apeman whose vine swinging skills aren't quite up to scratch. George (Chris Showerman) and Ursula (Julie Benz) have now had a son, and the family lead a happy life together in the jungle. But George's buddy Ape has built up a huge Las Vegas gambling debt, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 2,486 members
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  • Die Another Day on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Madonna,  Samantha Bond,  Michael Madsen
    Director: Lee Tamahori
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Pierce Brosnan's fourth outing in the 20th Bond film. 007 has spent the last 12 months in a North Korean prison - after being captured whilst on assignment by government agents - and when he is finally freed his superiors are worried that he will not be up to the job. That is until Bond discovers ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 28,407 members
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  • Die Another Day - Blu-ray (2002)
    Starring: Madonna,  Michael Madsen,  Samantha Bond
    Director: Lee Tamahori
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Pierce Brosnan's fourth outing in the 20th Bond film. 007 has spent the last 12 months in a North Korean prison - after being captured whilst on assignment by government agents - and when he is finally freed his superiors are worried that he will not be up to the job. That is until Bond discovers ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,860 member
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  • BBC Great Comedy Moments on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Terry Gilliam,  Terry Jones,  Ronnie Corbett
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Ronnie Barker introduces this compilation of fondly-remembered comedy moments from the vaults of the BBC. Includes clips from 'The Two Ronnies', 'Morecambe and Wise', 'Only Fools and Horses', 'Blackadder', 'The Likely Lads', 'One Foot in the Grave', 'The Good Life', 'Yes Minister', 'Hancock', 'Last ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 550 members
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  • Rat Race on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Amy Smart,  Seth Green,  John Cleese
    Director: Jerry Zucker
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Eccentric millionaire Donald Sinclair (John Cleese) gathers together a bunch of diverse characters at his Las Vegas casino and tells them there is $2 million hidden in a train station locker in New Mexico, ready and waiting for the first person to claim it. The assembled crowd quickly set off after ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 5,138 members
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  • Isn't She Great (2000)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  Nathan Lane,  Stockard Channing
    Director: Andrew Bergman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The hilarious Bette Midler stars in this outrageous comedy based on the life of Jacqueline Susann, an ambitious woman of dubious talent who writes Valley Of The Dolls, the sexy, best-selling novel that takes the world by storm. Jacqueline's irrepressible sense of humour, indomitable spirit and ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 4 members
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  • The Magic Pudding (2000)
    Starring: Sam Neill,  John Cleese,  Toni Collette
    Director: Karl Zwicky
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Albert (voiced by John Cleese) is a magic pudding who can turn into any kind of pudding imaginable. However, his skill is very popular amongst the criminal fraternity and Albert is constantly having to run away from people trying to steal him. The most dangerous of the potential thieves is Buncle (..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 27 members
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  • The World Is Not Enough - Blu-ray (1999)
    Starring: Goldie,  Denise Richards,  Denise Richards
    Director: Michael Apted
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Pierce Brosnan's third outing as Bond sees him come up against another dangerous nemesis - Renard (Robert Carlyle), a power-crazed terrorist intent on taking control of the world's oil supplies. Bond has his work cut out defeating Renard, as the villain has a bullet lodged in his brain which ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,126 member
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  • The World Is Not Enough on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Goldie,  Denise Richards,  Denise Richards
    Director: Michael Apted
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Pierce Brosnan's third outing as Bond sees him come up against another dangerous nemesis - Renard (Robert Carlyle), a power-crazed terrorist intent on taking control of the world's oil supplies. Bond has his work cut out defeating Renard, as the villain has a bullet lodged in his brain which ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 21,807 members
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  • The Out Of Towners (1999)
    Starring: Goldie Hawn,  John Cleese,  Steve Martin
    Director: Sam Weisman
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When he is made redundant, Ohio advertising executive Henry Clark's (Steve Martin) only chance of employment is an interview in New York. His wife Nancy (Goldie Hawn), feeling restless now that their children have flown the nest and unaware of Henry's job situation, decides to come along. But the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,245 member
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  • In The Wild - Lemurs With John Cleese on DVD (1998)
    Starring: John Cleese
    Director: Justine Kershaw
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Former Monty Python star John Cleese embarks on a journey into the jungles of Madagascar in search of one of his favourite creatures, the ringtailed lemur. Travelling by plane, train, and jeep, funnyman Cleese stays on the trail of five lemurs recently released into the wild. The animals cover a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 126 members
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  • The Wind In The Willows on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Terry Jones,  Steve Coogan,  Bernard Hill
    Director: Terry Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Terry Jones directs and stars in this version of the classic tales by Kenneth Grahame, co-starring several of his Monty Python associates. Mole (Steve Coogan) finds himself homeless after the weasels bulldoze his burrow. He turns to his friends Ratty (Eric Idle) and Toad (Jones) for help. Toad's ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 514 members
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  • The Swan Princess on DVD (1994)
    Starring: John Cleese,  Jack Palance,  Steven Wright
    Director: Richard Rich
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Animated children's classic based on the classic fairy-tale of Swan Lake with the voices of John Cleese, Steven Wright, Jack Palance, and Sandy Duncan. The budding romance between Prince Derek and Princess Odette comes under threat with the intervention of the evil Rothbart.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 1,718 member
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  • The Jungle Book (1994)
    Starring: Jason Scott Lee,  Sam Neill,  Lena Headey
    Director: Stephen Sommers
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    A faithful adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's tale of Mowgli the jungle boy who is raised by wolves after being lost when a tiger attacked an encampment and killed his father. Years later he finds himself re-united with his childhood love Kitty and back in the "civilisation" of Colonial India which he ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,178 member
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  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Aidan Quinn,  Richard Briers,  John Cleese
    Director: Kenneth Branagh
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Kenneth Branagh stars in and directs this adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic horror yarn. Obsessed with creating life, Victor Frankenstein (Branagh) harnesses the power of electricity in order to reanimate the body of a once-dead criminal (Robert De Niro). When he then witnesses the abhorrence of ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 5,179 members
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  • The Secret Policeman's Ball - The Comple... (3 discs) on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Terry Jones,  Peter Cook,  Dudley Moore
    Director: Roger Graef
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Following on from the success of 'Pleasure at her Majesty's', this 1979 concert was the second of the Amnesty Balls and, much like the first, features top-notch British comedy from top-notch British comedy stars. These include Peter Cook, John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 201 members
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  • Erik The Viking on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Terry Jones,  Samantha Bond,  Eartha Kitt
    Director: Terry Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Written by ex-Monty Python member Terry Jones and starring Tim Robbins as Erik, a viking who tires of the daily grind of sacking and looting. Gathering together a rag-tag band of squabbling warriors, Erik sets out on a journey to Valhalla where he intends to ask the gods to end the violence which ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,534 member
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  • A Fish Called Wanda on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis,  John Cleese,  Kevin Kline
    Director: Charles Crichton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Archie Leach (John Cleese, who also provides the script) is a repressed English barrister charged with defending gangster George (Tom Georgeson), who has just pulled off a multi-million jewel heist with the aid of the beautiful Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis), her psychotic 'brother' Otto (Kevin Kline) ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 24,737 members
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  • Silverado on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Danny Glover,  Linda Hunt,  John Cleese
    Director: Lawrence Kasdan
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Western starring Kevin Kline and Danny Glover. In the 1880s, various pioneers try to establish a future in the American West as four strangers shoot it out in the crooked town of Silverado.
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,815 member
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  • Clockwise on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Joan Hickson,  Stephen Moore,  John Cleese
    Director: Christopher Morahan
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    John Cleese plays a school headmaster obsessed with punctuality whose best laid plans to attend a headmasters' conference go wrong when he boards the wrong train. He turns back to find alternative means of transport, hijacking one of his pupils who is taking the afternoon off school in her father's ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 3,219 members
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  • The Secret Policeman's Ball - Private Parts (1984)
    Starring: Connie Booth,  Graham Chapman,  John Cleese
    Director: Roger Graef
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    This film is a selection of highlights from the previous Policeman's Ball stage benefits for Amnesty International. The show includes sketches by the members of Monty Python with noted comedian Peter Cook, as well as musical numbers by Pete Townshend, Phil Collins and Bob Geldof.
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 6 members
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  • Yellowbeard on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Marty Feldman,  Peter Cook,  Graham Chapman
    Director: Mel Damski
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Comedy written by Graham Chapman, Peter Cook and Bernard McKenna. Yellowbeard (Chapman), a pirate's pirate, is allowed to escape from prison to lead the authorities to his treasure. He finds out that his wife neglected to tell him that he now has a son, 20, and shame of shame, an intellectual. The ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 474 members
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  • Privates On Parade (1983)
    Starring: Michael Elphick,  John Cleese,  Nicola Pagett
    Director: Michael Blakemore
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Army comedy set in 1948. John Cleese stars as the eccentric bible-bashing Major Giles Flack, who along with his Acting Captain, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley), an ageing theatrical drag queen, is in charge of preparing the Song And Dance Unit, South-East Asia (SADUSEA) for a musical tour designed to ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 294 members
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  • The Taming Of The Shrew on DVD (1980)
    Starring: John Cleese,  Anthony Pedley,  Joan Hickson
    Director: Johathan Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Baptista, a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 229 members
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  • Time Bandits - Blu-ray (1980)
    Starring: Kenny Baker,  Ralph Richardson,  Derrick O'Connor
    Director: Terry Gilliam
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Schoolboy Kevin is rescued from his dull suburban life when a gang of dwarves emerge from his wardrobe and carry him off through space and time. Their travels bring them into contact with some leading historical figures; John Cleese is Robin Hood and Sean Connery is Agamemnon in this bizarre comedy ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 860 members
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  • Time Bandits on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Kenny Baker,  Ralph Richardson,  Derrick O'Connor
    Director: Terry Gilliam
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A young boy joins a group of renegade dwarves on an unpredictable journey through time in this humorous fantasy. Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam mostly achieves a tricky balancing act in his second feature as sole director, creating a dark, irreverent comedy disguised as a family adventure. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 12,804 members
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  • Doctor Who - City Of Death on DVD (1979)
    Starring: John Cleese,  Tom Baker,  Tom Chadbon
    Director: Michael Hayes
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Another adventure for the intrepid time traveller. The Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward) are holidaying in Paris when they stumble across the mysterious Count Scarlioni (Julian Glover) to steal the Mona Lisa. With the aid of inept detective Duggan (Tom Chadbon) they discover that the Count ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 2,439 members
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  • Monty Python's Life Of Brian on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Charles McKeown,  Gwen Taylor,  Terry Jones
    Director: Terry Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    On a midnight clear 2,000 years ago, three wise men enter a manger where a babe is wrapped in swaddling clothes. It is an infant called Brian...and the three wise men are in the wrong manger. For the rest of his life, Brian (Graham Chapman) finds himself regarded as something of a messiah -- yet he'..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 61,808 members
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  • Fawlty Towers - Series 2 Complete on DVD (1976)
    Starring: John Cleese,  Prunella Scales,  Connie Booth
    Director: Bob Spiers
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Classic BBC comedy from ex-Monty Python member John Cleese as the manic Torquay hotel owner. All the episodes from the second, and final series, are included: 'Communication Problems'; 'The Psychiatrist'; 'Waldorf Salad'; 'The Kipper and the Corpse'; 'The Anniversary'; 'Basil the Rat'.
    4.5 stars out of 5 84% from 9,193 members
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  • Romance With A Double Bass on DVD (1974)
    Starring: John Cleese,  Graham Crowden,  Desmond Jones
    Director: Robert Young
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Short film based on the story by Anton Chekhov. The film features 'Fawlty Towers' stars John Cleese, Connie Booth and Andrew Sachs in their first roles together. Cleese plays a bassist who shows up early for the ball of a beautiful princess (Booth) and decides to go for a swim in a river while he ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 108 members
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  • Sez Les Vol. 4 (1974)
    Starring: Les Dawson,  Roy Barraclough,  John Cleese
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Les Dawson's self-deprecating and enduringly bleak humour, coupled with a world-weary delivery honed in the working men's clubs of northern England, made him one of Britain's best-loved comedians. Sez Les was the TV show that firmly established Les Dawson's reputation, running for over seven years ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 2 members
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  • Sez Les Vol. 3 (1973)
    Starring: Clive Dunn,  Dana,  John Cleese
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The complete seventh and eighth series from the 1970s TV sketch show hosted by curmudgeonly northern comedian Les Dawson, in which Dawson's world-weary stage persona is contrasted with dancing girls, glitzy sets and the Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Guests include Olivia Newton-John, Labi Siffre and ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 6 members
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  • Rentadick (1972)
    Starring: John Wells,  Graham Chapman,  Richard Briers
    Director: Jim Clark
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Private-eye parody co-written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman. A nerve gas that causes temporary disability by paralysing people from the waist down has been stolen from a chemical company, and it's up to the boys from Rentadick, Inc. to recover it before it's too late.
    2 stars out of 5 36% from 47 members
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  • And Now For Something Completely Different on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Terry Jones,  Terry Gilliam,  Graham Chapman
    Director: Ian MacNaughton
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Monty Python's And Now For Something Completely Different was first released in the US in 1973, but didn't really take off as a midnight-movie fixture until after the Monty Python's Flying Circus TV series began making the PBS rounds. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 8,821 members
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  • The Statue on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Tim Brooke-Taylor,  Ann Bell,  John Cleese
    Director: Rodney Amateau
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    British comedy farce starring David Niven. After spending most of his career developing what he hopes will become a universal language, linguist Alex Bolt (Niven) is rewarded with a Nobel prize. When his sculptress Italian wife Rhonda (Virna Lisa) is asked to design a statue to commemorate her ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 35 members
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  • The Magic Christian on DVD (1969)
    Starring: Yul Brynner,  Wilfrid Hyde White,  Peter Sellers
    Director: Joseph McGrath
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    This zany British comedy finds a homeless hobo (Ringo Starr) being adopted by the world's richest man, Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers). Setting sail on the luxury liner The Magic Christian, Sir Grand tests the limit of human avarice. With money to motivate the greedy, Laurence Harvey combines his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 487 members
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  • How To Irritate People on DVD (1968)
    Starring: Tim Brooke-Taylor,  Graham Chapman,  John Cleese
    Director: Ian Fordyce
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    John Cleese leads a team including Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Connie Booth and Tim Brooke-Taylor in a series of sketches demonstrating how to wind people up most effectively. Filmed in front of a live audience in the late Sixties, the show features 'Airline Pilot', a sketch billed as a lost ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 911 members
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  • Sez Les
    Starring: John Cleese,  Roy Barraclough,  Kenneth Connor
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The curmudgeonly northern comedian Les Dawson in a collection of episodes from his 1970s TV sketch show. The world-weary stage persona of Les Dawson was starkly contrasted on the show by dancing girls, glitzy sets, and the Syd Lawrence orchestra. Fellow comedian Roy Barraclough joins Les in their ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 41% from 10 members
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  • The Best Comedy DVD In The World on DVD
    Starring: Peter Kay,  Lee Evans,  John Cleese
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This celebrity-hosted DVD features clips of the greatest comedy from the worlds of stand up, television and feature film. Features clips from Peter Kay, 'Bo Selecta', Jimmy Carr, Benny Hill, Morecambe & Wise, Tommy Cooper, Kenny Everett, 'The Office', 'Little Britain', 'Fawlty Towers', Joe Pasquale,..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 1,359 member
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  • Monty Python's Personal Bests Collection (6 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Terry Jones,  Graham Chapman,  John Cleese
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Six one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians with new footage and original clips. Each episode includes members of the original Monty Python troupe performing in favourite clips from Monty Python's Flying Circus along with exclusive new material. Each of the five living Pythons - ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 426 members
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  • At Last The 1948 Show (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Marty Feldman,  Tim Brooke-Taylor,  Graham Chapman
    Director: Ian Fordyce
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    All the surviving episodes of the groundbreaking 1960s BBC comedy sketch show, in which writers and performers such as John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Marty Feldman, Eric Idle, Barry Cryer and Bill Oddie honed their surreal comedy skills.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 508 members
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  • Doctor In The House - Series 1
    Starring: Ralph Michael,  robin Nedwell,  Geoffrey Davies
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Entire first series of the pedigreed sixties and seventies sitcom, scripted by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie that spawned 6 film versions. Doctor In The House centres on the exploits of hapless medical student Michael Upton (Barry Evans). Upton is a sober and somewhat ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 81 members
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  • The Secret Policeman's Ball - The Early ... on DVD
    Starring: Eric Clapton,  Peter Cook,  Dudley Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Following on from the success of 'Pleasure at her Majesty's', this 1979 concert was the second of the Amnesty Balls and, much like the first, features top-notch British comedy from top-notch British comedy stars. These include Peter Cook, John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson.
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 250 members
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  • Six Dates With Barker - Series 1
    Starring: Ronnie Barker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Six one-off episodes from the 1971 series 'Six Dates with Barker', featuring multi-faceted comedian Ronnie Barker performing scripts from different writers, including Spike Milligan and John Cleese. Episodes comprise: '1937: The Removals Person', '1899: The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 40% from 4 members
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  • Shrek Totally Tangled Tales Game
    Starring: John Cleese
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    John Cleese joins Shrek and Princess Fiona in an interactive live action and animated adventure to rescue King Harold the frog from the effects of Fairy Godmother's magic wand.
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 63 members
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  • Doctor In The House - Series 2 (2 discs)
    Starring: Jonathan Lynn,  Ernest Clark,  George Layton
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Entire second series of the pedigreed sixties and seventies sitcom scripted by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, which spawned six film versions. The series centres on the exploits of hapless medical student Michael Upton (Barry Evans), a sober and somewhat studious lad ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 61 members
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John Cleese facts

5 most recent films

Monty Python's - A Liar’s Autobiography - 3.0 stars
Monty Python's - A Liar’s Autobiography - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure - 3.0 stars
Winnie the Pooh - 3.5 stars
John Cleese Live - The Alimony Tour - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Fawlty Towers - Series 2 Complete - 4.5 stars
Monty Python And The Holy Grail - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Fawlty Towers - Series 1 Complete - 4.0 stars
Monty Python's Life Of Brian - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 2 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Rentadick - 2.0 stars
The Frost Report Is Back - Special - 2.0 stars
Six Dates With Barker - Series 1 - 2.0 stars
Sez Les - 2.0 stars
Les Dawson On ITV - The Specials - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Michael Palin - 62 times - show films
Terry Jones - 47 times - show films
Graham Chapman - 47 times - show films
Eric Idle - 35 times - show films
Connie Booth - 30 times - show films

Most frequent directors

John Howard Davies - 31 times - show films
Bob Spiers - 23 times - show films
Terry Jones - 20 times - show films
Terry Gilliam - 18 times - show films
none - 14 times - show films