JABBERWOCKY

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• Release Year: 1977
• Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
• Plot: Amid the filth and muck of England in the Dark Ages, a fearsome dragon stalks the land, casting a shadow of terror upon the kingdom of Bruno the Questionable. Who should emerge as the only possible savior but Dennis Cooper (Michael Palin), an endearingly witless bumpkin who stumbles onto the scene and is flung into the role of brave knight? Terry Gilliam’s first outing as a solo director—inspired by Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky” and made following Gilliam’s success as a member of the iconic comedy troupe Monty Python—showcases his delight in comic nonsense, with a cast chock-full of beloved British character actors. A giddy romp through blood and excrement, Jabberwocky remains one of the filmmaker’s most uproarious visions of society gone berserk.
• Cast: Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier, Warren Mitchell, Max Wall, Rodney Bewes, John Bird, Bernard Bresslaw, Anthony Carrick, Peter Cellier, Deborah Fallender, Derek Francis, Terry Gilliam, Neil Innes, Terry Jones, Bryan Pringle, Frank Williams, Glenn Williams, Simon Williams, Annette Badland, Kenneth Colley, Brenda Cowling, Graham Crowden, Paul Curran, Alexandra Dane, Brian Glover, Jerold Wells, Tony Aitken, Peter Casillas, Derrick O'Connor, Derek Deadman, Janine Duvitski, Roy Evans, Bill Gavin, Harold Goodwin, John Gorman, Julian Hough, Des Jones, Gorden Kaye, Christopher Logue, Dan Muir, David Prowse, Gordon Rollings, Sheridan Earl Russell, Peter Salmon, Hilary Sesta, John Sharp, George Silver, Tony Sympson, Sydney Bromley, John Blain, Erik Chitty, Peggy Ann Clifford, Terry English, Willoughby Goddard, Sarah Grazebrook, John Hughman, Reg Lye, Mollie Maureen, Roger Pratt, Bob Raymond, Anita Sharp-Bolster, Kenneth Thornett, Ann Way, Fred Wood, Lewis Carroll, Charles Alverson
• Director: Terry Gilliam
• Runtime: 1:46
• Company: The Criterion Collection, The Film Foundation, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie