Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
Directed By
Terry JonesWritten By
Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Studio
Celandine Films, The Monty Python Partnership, Universal PicturesWatch on these services
Cast of The Meaning of Life
Terry GilliamVarious Roles
Graham ChapmanVarious Roles
John CleeseVarious Roles
Eric IdleVarious Roles
Terry JonesVarious Roles
Michael PalinVarious Roles
Carol ClevelandVarious Roles
Simon JonesCedric
Patricia QuinnMrs. Williams
Judy LoeNurse #1
Andrew Bicknell(Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Andrew MacLachlanGroom
Mark HolmesSevered head
Valerie WhittingtonMrs. Moore
Jennifer FranksBride
Imogen Bickford-SmithNurse #2
Angela MannSecond guest's wife
Matt FrewerCornered Executive who Jumps (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Michael CaineBritish Soldier (segment "Fighting Each Other")
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