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Ripping Yarns (1976)

1976-01-07 · 4h 32m · EN
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Not as well-known as Fawlty Towers or The Rutles, Michael Palin and Terry Jones's Ripping Yarns is poised for discovery as among the best of the post-Python projects. Palin essays a gallery of colorful (or colorless, as in the case of one of the series' best episodes, "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite"), archetypal characters drawn from the storybook adventures that thrilled English schoolboys pre-World War II.

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Michael PalinWriterTerry JonesWriterTerry HughesDirectorAlan J.W. BellDirector

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Michael PalinMichael PalinCharles McKeownCharles McKeownBarbara NewBarbara NewDavid GriffinDavid GriffinPeter GrahamPeter GrahamTerry JonesTerry JonesMichael StaintonMichael StaintonDenholm ElliottDenholm ElliottIsabel DeanIsabel DeanRoy KinnearRoy KinnearHilary MasonHilary MasonMaria AitkenMaria Aitken

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Genre affinityComedy · AdventureDialogue densityComedyPacingLongDirector preference290528 · 1217650 · 1072568Actor preference242580 · 52765 · 120593Country preferenceZz

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What is Ripping Yarns about?

Not as well-known as Fawlty Towers or The Rutles, Michael Palin and Terry Jones's Ripping Yarns is poised for discovery as among the best of the post-Python projects. Palin essays a gallery of colorful (or colorless, as in the case of one of the series' best episodes, "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite"), archetypal characters drawn from the storybook adventures that thrilled English schoolboys pre-World War II.

How long is Ripping Yarns?

Ripping Yarns has a runtime of 272 minutes.