Jabberwocky

Michael Palin Director: Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam

Overview

An innocent country farmer experiences a number of improbable misadventures that culminate in a battle against the titular beast in this broadly comic fantasy. The first solo outing of director Terry Gilliam, who served as animator and co-director on Monty Python and the Holy Grail, returns to the medieval setting that had previously served him so well, and brings along fellow Pythonite Michael Palin for the ride as reluctant hero Dennis Cooper. Cooper's journey to defeat the fearsome Jabberwock is filled with a similar combination of traditional fairy-tale narrative and irreverent humor, which at times aims to be even raunchier than classic Python fare. But while the film is too awkward and repetitive to succeed, it does boast impressively grungy medieval sets and costumes, and flashes of the visual brilliance that would characterize Gilliam's more mature works.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/21/2017
UPC:	0715515206112
Original Release:	1977
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen, Color]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Time:	1:45:00
Sales rank:	7,270

Special Features

New 4K digital restoration by the BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation, approved by director Terry Gilliam with soundtrack supervised by Gilliam Audio commentary from 2001 featuring Gilliam and actor Michael Palin New documentary on the making of the film, featuring Gilliam, Palin, producer Sandy Lieberson, and actor Annette Badland New interview with Valerie Charlton, designer of the film's creature, the Jabberwock, featuring her collection of rare behind-the-scenes photographs Audio interview with cinematographer Terry Bedford from 1998 Selection of Gilliam's storyboards and sketches Original UK opening sequence Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael Palin	Dennis Cooper
Max Wall	King Bruno
Deborah Fallender	Princess
John Le Mesurier	Chamberlain
Annette Badland	Griselda Fishfinger
Warren Mitchell	Mr. Fishfinger
Brenda Cowling	Mrs. Fishinger
Harry H. Corbett	Squire
Rodney Bewes	Other Squire
Bernard Bresslaw	Landlord
Alexandra Dane	Betsy
Derek Francis	Bishop
Peter Cellier	First Merchant
Frank Williams	Second Merchant
John Bird	First Herald
Paul Curran	Mr. Cooper Senior
Gordon Rollings	King's Taster
Glenn Williams	First Gate Guard
Bryan Pringle	Second Gate Guard
Terry Jones	Poacher
John Gorman	First Peasant
Julian Hough	Second Peasant
Harold Goodwin	Third Peasant
Tony Sympson	Fourth Peasant
Simon Williams	Prince
Jerold Wells	Wat Dabney
Antony Carrick	Third Merchant
Erik Chitty	Servant
Graham Crowden	Fanatics' leader
Terry Gilliam	Man with Rock
Brian Glover	Armourer
Eric Idle	Actor
Neil Innes	Second herald
Gorden Kaye	Sister Jessica
Derrick O'Connor	Actor
David Prowse	Red Herring Knight

Technical Credits

Terry Gilliam

Charles Alverson

Terry Gilliam	Director,Screenwriter
Charles Alverson	Screenwriter
Terry Bedford	Cinematographer
Michael Bradsell	Editor
John F. Brown	Special Effects
Millie Burns	Art Director
John Goldstone	Producer
Charles Knode	Costumes/Costume Designer
Sandy Lieberson	Producer
Hazel Pethig	Costumes/Costume Designer
Roy Forge Smith	Production Designer
Wolfe	Score Composer
Wolfe	Score Composer
Lewis Carroll	Source Author