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.

Before the 1975 release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the British comedy troupe Monty Python was barely known overseas. People in Britain knew the group, made up of Graham Chapman ...

"Monty Python And The Holy Grail" is 50. This version of the classic King Arthur story takes some unexpected turns. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL") JOHN CLEESE: (As Taunting ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the cult classic comedy film, is set to return to cinemas for its 50th anniversary. The movie was first released in 1975 and will be shown again in the US theaters ...

After a week of shooting “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” in 1974 the results were clear. Graham Chapman, who starred as King Arthur because nobody else wanted to play the straight man ...