Monty PYTHON and the Holy Grail is a 1975 British comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. It follows King Arthur and his knights in their search for the Holy Grail. The film was written by all six members of the Monty PYTHON comedy troupe, and stars Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. The crossword solution for the term MONTY PYTHON is PYTHON, which refers to the comedy troupe that created the film.