Life of Brian

The Pythons decided to do a religious satire, and somehow got away with it. Mistaken for the Messiah, Brian is hounded by zealous followers while trying to avoid the Romans. The film did manage to offend a lot of easily-offended people.

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Terry Jones directed Life of Brian in 1979. See Terry Jones's full filmography, where to start with Terry Jones, or where to go after you've seen everything by Terry Jones.

Life of Brian was released in 1979 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 94 minutes.