Jabberwocky
Synopsis
Terry Gilliam’s first feature as a solo director, here gloriously restored, is a riotous tale of monsters, true love and medieval manners. Sometimes seen as a companion to 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail', 'Jabberwocky' is pure, undiluted Gilliam. The most Python touch is the presence of Michael Palin – playing put-upon medieval peasant Dennis Cooper, who is forced to seek his fortune in a land of mud, gore and historically authentic junk food, whilst he is menaced by the hideous dragon ‘Jabberwock’. Riotously funny, the film is also a fascinating signpost to its director’s future – Dennis a definitive Gilliam hero, the little man terrorised by bureaucracy. For Gilliam, the road to 'Brazil' well and truly began here.
The restoration of the film, overseen by Terry Gilliam gives the chance to delight anew in the rich colours of Medieval life. Particularly the mud. (LFF brochure)
Restored by the BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Laugh Strand - 4K Restoration World premiere
Details
- Year
- 1977
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 105 mins
- Director
- Terry Gilliam
- Producer
- Sandy Lieberson, John Goldstone
- Executive Producer
- John Goldstone
- Editor
- Michael Bradsell
- Screenwriter
- Charles Alverson (screenplay), Terry Gilliam (screenplay), Lewis Carroll (poem)
- Director of Photography
- Terry Bedford
- Production Designer
- Roy Forge Smith
- Principal Cast
- Michael Palin, Max Wall, John Le Mesurier, Harry H. Corbett, Warren Mitchell, Terry Jones, Deborah Fallender
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 28th September 2017
