The Meaning of Life (1983) - It Took God Six Days To Create The Earth, And Monty Python Just 90 Minutes To Screw It Up.

The Meaning of Life

It Took God Six Days To Create The Earth, And Monty Python Just 90 Minutes To Screw It Up.
( Comedy )

US Runtime: 107 min

Premiere Date:
Apr 01, 1983 [USA]

Directors:	Terry Gilliam [segment "Crimson Permanent Assurance"] Terry Jones

Music by	John Du Prez

Cinematography:	Peter Hannan Roger Pratt [segment "Crimson Permanent Assurance"]

Edited by:	Julián Doyle

Costume Design:	James Acheson

Production Companys:	Celandine Films The Monty Python Partnership Universal Pictures

Crew:

Kenneth Atherfold grip Roy Baker editing department Barry Brown focus puller Vin Burnham costume maker Patricia Carr production assistant: segment Crimson Permanent Chuck Finch gaffer William Hobbs fight arranger: segment Crimson Permanent Peter Kohn location manager		Stephen Miles costume assistant Stewart Monteith electrical department Tim Ollive animator Arlene Phillips choreographer Larry Randall electrical department Malcolm Smith grip: segment Crimson Permanent Stefan Stankowski clapper loader

Miscellaneous Companies:

Britannia Row music recording CTS Studios music recording Lee Lighting Ltd. grip and lighting equipment Redwood Recording Studios Music recorded at		Roger Cherrill Ltd. Sound re-recorded at Westbridge Studios Model Makers, segment: The Crimson Permanent Assurance WPG Specialities WPGS

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

Battersea Power Station, Battersea, London, England, UK

Churchill College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK [church scene]

EMI Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK [studio]

England, UK

Porchester Halls, Queensway, Bayswater, Paddington, London, England, UK [Mr Creosote sketch]

Scotland, UK

The Royal Masonic School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK [School days segment]

Tech Info:

Budget:: $9,000,000 (USA)
Color Info:: Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:: 1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Spherical
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm
Shooting Dates:: Aug 1982 - Nov 1982

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