When Does the Film "Monty Python's Life of Brian" (1979) Take Place?
"Monty Python's Life of Brian" is a historical fiction comedy film written by Graham Chapman with John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin [loosely adapting the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John] and released August 17th, 1979.
It takes place in the year:
We know this because the entire main action of the movie is designed to parody and parallel the famous and tragic final days of Jesus of Nazareth. Scholars disagree between the years 30 AD or 33 AD for these events.
30 AD or 33 AD
We know this because the entire main action of the movie is designed to parody and parallel the famous and tragic final days of Jesus of Nazareth. Scholars disagree between the years 30 AD or 33 AD for these events.
Additionally, the story's prologue offers a different perspective on the historic birth of Jesus, which scholars date to either 4 BC or 6 BC.
