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Title:
Not the Messiah : he's a very naughty boy / a Python (Monty) Pictures Limited production in association with Picture Production Company ; Stage 6 ; produced by John Goldstone ; directed by Aubrey Powell ; [written] by Eric Idle & John Du Prez ; inspired by Monty Python's Life of Brian.
Publication Information:
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
A comic oratorio in five parts for orchestra, soloists, and chorus.
"Celebrating 40 years of Monty Python"--Container.
Special features: The road to the Albert Hall; The bright side--; Showtime!; Sing-along tracks.
DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Summary:
The Monty Python troupe reunites onstage for a one-night-only performance of a musical adaptation of their film Life of Brian which tells the story of Brian Cohen, a young Jewish man who is born on the same day as, and next door to, Jesus Christ, and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah.
Language Note:
Sung and spoken in English; with optional English, English for the deaf and hard of hearing, and French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG; suggestive material and language.
Performer:
Eric Idle; special performances, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam; special guest appearances, Carol Cleveland, Neil Innes, Sanjeev Bhaskar.
Shannon Mercer, soprano; Rosalind Plowright, mezzo; William Ferguson, tenor; Christopher Purves, bass; Eric Idle, baritonish; BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus; John Du Prez, conductor.
Production Credits:
Photography director, Eugene O'Connor ; editor, Simon Sleap.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded live Oct. 23, 2009, at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
OCLC Number:
ocn612029048
Availability:
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