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Michael Palin

Acting Born 5 May 1943 — 83.225749533063 years old Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK

Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. Palin wrote most of his comedic material with Terry Jones. Before Monty Python, they had worked on other shows such as The Ken Dodd Show, The...

Latest credit David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth (2026)

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David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth poster

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David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

2026 · 89 min

The Magic Faraway Tree poster

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The Magic Faraway Tree

2026 · 110 min

Joke poster

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Joke

2026

When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain poster

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When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

2025

Innes Lloyd: The Producer poster

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Innes Lloyd: The Producer

2025 · 90 min

The Academy of Armando poster

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The Academy of Armando

2025 · 75 min

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration poster

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Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

2024 · 46 min

How To Make It In Comedy DOC Watched In progress

How To Make It In Comedy

2024 · 48 min

Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs poster

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Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs

2023 · 67 min

The Fringe, Fame and Me poster

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The Fringe, Fame and Me

2022 · 88 min

Jeepers Creepers poster

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Jeepers Creepers

2020 · 77 min

Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation DOC Watched In progress

Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation

2020 · 32 min

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy poster

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Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

2020 · 76 min

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails poster

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Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

2019 · 59 min

An Accidental Studio poster

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An Accidental Studio

2019 · 94 min

Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes poster

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Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

2019 · 81 min

Michael Palin: A Life on Screen poster

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Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

2018 · 59 min

The Death of Stalin poster

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The Death of Stalin

2017 · 107 min

Generation '66 poster

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Generation '66

2016 · 58 min

Attenborough at 90 poster

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Attenborough at 90

2016 · 50 min

Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia poster

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Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia

2015 · 60 min

Absolutely Anything poster

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Absolutely Anything

2015 · 85 min

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule poster

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Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

2014 · 59 min

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace poster

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Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

2014 · 89 min

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live poster

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Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

2014 · 96 min

Monty Python Live (Mostly) poster

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Monty Python Live (Mostly)

2014 · 138 min

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar poster

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Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

2014 · 90 min

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy poster

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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014 · 120 min

The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything poster

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The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything

2014 · 52 min

Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns poster

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Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

2014 · 60 min

New Tales from Around the World in 80 Days poster

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New Tales from Around the World in 80 Days

2014 · 30 min

Michael Palin In Wyeth's World poster

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Michael Palin In Wyeth's World

2013 · 60 min

The Meaning of Monty Python poster

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The Meaning of Monty Python

2013 · 60 min

The Wipers Times poster

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The Wipers Times

2013 · 92 min

Frost on Sketch Shows poster

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Frost on Sketch Shows

2013 · 57 min

A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman poster

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A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman

2012 · 85 min

Anatomy of a Liar poster

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Anatomy of a Liar

2012 · 47 min

Produced by George Martin poster

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Produced by George Martin

2012 · 86 min

Arthur Christmas poster

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Arthur Christmas

2011 · 97 min

Making Qi poster

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Making Qi

2011 · 60 min

The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema DOC Watched In progress

The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

2011 · 15 min

Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall poster

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Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

2010 · 30 min

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) poster

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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

2010 · 92 min

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release poster

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Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

2010 · 107 min

Monty Python in Aberystwyth poster

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Monty Python in Aberystwyth

2009 · 28 min

Around the World in 20 Years poster

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Around the World in 20 Years

2008 · 59 min

Timewatch: The Last Day of World War One‎ poster

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Timewatch: The Last Day of World War One‎

2008 · 50 min

Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles' poster

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Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'

2008 · 25 min

Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles' poster

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Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'

2008 · 33 min

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus poster

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Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

2008 · 55 min

The Seventh Python poster

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The Seventh Python

2008 · 94 min

What Is Brazil? poster

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What Is Brazil?

2008 · 29 min

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation poster

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Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

2008 · 58 min

Life Of Brian Screenplay MOVIE Watched In progress

Life Of Brian Screenplay

2008 · 110 min

Monty Python Conquers America poster

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Monty Python Conquers America

2008 · 55 min

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind poster

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Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

2007 · 29 min

The Secret Life of Brian poster

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The Secret Life of Brian

2007 · 48 min

What the Pythons Did Next... poster

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What the Pythons Did Next...

2007 · 48 min

50 Films to See Before You Die poster

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50 Films to See Before You Die

2006 · 195 min

Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best poster

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Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

2006 · 56 min

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best poster

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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

2006 · 57 min

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best poster

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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

2006 · 57 min

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best poster

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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best

2006 · 57 min

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best poster

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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

2006 · 57 min

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best poster

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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

2006 · 57 min

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best poster

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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

2006 · 57 min

The Roots of Monty Python poster

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The Roots of Monty Python

2005 · 75 min

John Peel's Record Box poster

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John Peel's Record Box

2005 · 60 min

Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi poster

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Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

2005 · 59 min

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? poster

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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

2004 · 77 min

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' poster

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Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

2004 · 18 min

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 poster

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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

2004 · 92 min

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 poster

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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

2004 · 93 min

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 poster

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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

2004 · 96 min

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' poster

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The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

2003 · 49 min

Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse poster

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Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse

2003 · 58 min

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television poster

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Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television

2002 · 59 min

Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute poster

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Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

2002 · 60 min

The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations poster

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The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

2001 · 47 min

The Unknown Peter Sellers poster

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The Unknown Peter Sellers

2000 · 52 min

Monty Python: Pythonland poster

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Monty Python: Pythonland

1999 · 18 min

Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches poster

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Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

1999 · 23 min

Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm poster

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Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

1999 · 29 min

The Monty Python Story poster

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The Monty Python Story

1999 · 49 min

Monty Python: Live at Aspen poster

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Monty Python: Live at Aspen

1998 · 58 min

Palin on Redpath poster

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Palin on Redpath

1997 · 28 min

Fierce Creatures poster

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Fierce Creatures

1997 · 93 min

The Willows in Winter poster

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The Willows in Winter

1996 · 71 min

The Wind in the Willows poster

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The Wind in the Willows

1996 · 88 min

The Wind in the Willows poster

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The Wind in the Willows

1995 · 74 min

Tracey Ullman: A Class Act poster

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Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

1993 · 60 min

The First Night of Meridian DOC Watched In progress

The First Night of Meridian

1993 · 25 min

Meridian: The First Ten Minutes DOC Watched In progress

Meridian: The First Ten Minutes

1993 · 10 min

Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk poster

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Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk

1991

The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin poster

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The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin

1989 · 60 min

The Movie Life of George poster

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The Movie Life of George

1989 · 52 min

John Cleese's First Farewell Performance DOC Watched In progress

John Cleese's First Farewell Performance

1988 · 48 min

Comedians Do It On Stage poster

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Comedians Do It On Stage

1986 · 80 min

The Dress poster

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The Dress

1984 · 22 min

Comic Roots: Michael Palin poster

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Comic Roots: Michael Palin

1983 · 30 min

Time Bandits poster

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Time Bandits

1981 · 116 min

Roger of the Raj poster

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Roger of the Raj

1979 · 30 min

Golden Gordon poster

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Golden Gordon

1979 · 30 min

Whinfrey's Last Case poster

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Whinfrey's Last Case

1979 · 32 min

The Curse of the Claw poster

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The Curse of the Claw

1977 · 30 min

Across the Andes by Frog poster

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Across the Andes by Frog

1977 · 30 min

Murder at Moorstones Manor poster

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Murder at Moorstones Manor

1977 · 30 min

Escape from Stalag Luft 112B poster

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Escape from Stalag Luft 112B

1977 · 30 min

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite poster

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The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

1977 · 30 min

The Broken Bottle poster

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The Broken Bottle

1977 · 5 min

Tomkinson's Schooldays poster

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Tomkinson's Schooldays

1976 · 30 min

Monty Python and the Holy Grail poster

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975 · 91 min

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report poster

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Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

1974 · 17 min

Henry Cleans Up poster

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Henry Cleans Up

1974 · 12 min

Is This a Record? poster

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Is This a Record?

1973 · 22 min

Monty Python In The Netherlands poster

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Monty Python In The Netherlands

1973 · 5 min

The Philosophers' Football Match poster

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The Philosophers' Football Match

1972 · 4 min

The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 poster

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The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

1971 · 25 min

Euroshow '71: May Day Special poster

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Euroshow '71: May Day Special

1971 · 75 min

Ending It All poster

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Ending It All

1970 · 1 min

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World poster

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Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

1966 · 67 min

Small Prophets poster

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Small Prophets

2026 · 29 min

Michael Palin in Venezuela poster

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Michael Palin in Venezuela

2025 · 45 min

The Secret Life of Trees poster

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The Secret Life of Trees

2025

Michael Palin in Nigeria poster

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Michael Palin in Nigeria

2024

Michael Palin: Into Iraq poster

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Michael Palin: Into Iraq

2022 · 135 min

Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime poster

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Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

2020

Worzel Gummidge poster

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Worzel Gummidge

2019 · 60 min

Michael Palin in North Korea poster

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Michael Palin in North Korea

2018 · 43 min

Vanity Fair poster

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Vanity Fair

2018 · 48 min

Clangers poster

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Clangers

2015 · 11 min

Remember Me poster

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Remember Me

2014 · 60 min

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) poster

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Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

2014

Brazil with Michael Palin poster

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Brazil with Michael Palin

2012 · 60 min

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) poster

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Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

2009 · 60 min

Michael Palin's New Europe poster

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Michael Palin's New Europe

2007 · 60 min

Monty Python's Personal Best poster

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Monty Python's Personal Best

2006 · 60 min

Himalaya with Michael Palin poster

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Himalaya with Michael Palin

2004 · 50 min

Sahara with Michael Palin poster

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Sahara with Michael Palin

2002 · 60 min

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure poster

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Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

1999 · 50 min

Full Circle with Michael Palin poster

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Full Circle with Michael Palin

1997 · 50 min

Pole to Pole poster

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Pole to Pole

1992 · 50 min

G.B.H. poster

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G.B.H.

1991 · 81 min

Michael Palin: The Art of Travel poster

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Michael Palin: The Art of Travel

1989

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days poster

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Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

1989 · 50 min

Travels with Palin poster

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Travels with Palin

1980 · 37 min

Ripping Yarns poster

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Ripping Yarns

1976 · 45 min

Monty Python's Flying Circus poster

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Monty Python's Flying Circus

1969 · 30 min

The Complete and Utter History of Britain poster

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The Complete and Utter History of Britain

1969 · 30 min

Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch poster

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Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

Unknown · 6 min