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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

...You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest... WITH... A HERRING!

Knight 1:...You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest... WITH... A HERRING!

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you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest
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with a herring
Available in 6 languages
Duration
9 seconds
Views
1,811
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:05
Uploaded
Feb 22, 2026
Genres
adventure, comedy, fantasy
Production
Python (Monty) Pictures Limited,Michael White Productions,National Film Trustee Company

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Movie Summary

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
Cut down a tree with a herring It can't be doneDon't say that word What wordI cannot tell Suffice to sayit's one of the words the knights of Ni cannot hearHow can we not say the word if you don't tell us what it isHe did it again What IsNo not is You - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:23
Cut down a tree with a herring It can't be...
He's jacking it in and packing it up And sneaking away and buggering offAnd chickening out and pissing a pot Yes bravely he is throwing in the sponge - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:11
He's jacking it in and packing it up And sneaking away...
And so Arthur and Bedevere and Sir Robin set out on their search to find the enchanter of whom the old man had spoken in Scene 24. - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:18
And so Arthur and Bedevere and Sir Robin set out on their...
In the frozen land of Nador, they were forced to eat Robin's minstrels. - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:14
In the frozen land of Nador, they were forced to eat...
Winter changed into spring. - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:18
Winter changed into spring.
Knights... - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:06
Knights...
What manner of man are you that can summon up fire without flint or tinder? - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:26
What manner of man are you that can summon up fire without f...
What manner of man are you that can summon up firewithout flint or tinder I am an enchanterBy what name are you known There are some who call me - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:16
What manner of man are you that can summon up firewithout...
- By what name are you known? - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:16
- By what name are you known?
You seek the Holy Grail. - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:10
You seek the Holy Grail.
Yes, we are looking for the Holy Grail. - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:09
Yes, we are looking for the Holy Grail.
- And so we're looking for it. - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:23
- And so we're looking for it.
Fine, I don't want to waste any more of your time, but I don't suppose you could tell us where we might find a... - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:09
Fine, I don't want to waste any more of your time, but...
A what? - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:19
A what?
But follow only if ye be men of valorFor the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creatureso foul so cruelthat no man yet has fought with it and livedBones of full 50 men lie strewn about its lairSo brave knights if you do doubt your courageor your - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:41
But follow only if ye be men of valorFor the entrance to...
- They're nervous, sire. - We best leave them and go on foot. - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:08
- They're nervous, sire. - We best leave them and go on...
They're nervous, sire. - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:08
They're nervous, sire.
Behold the Cave of Caerbannog! - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:18
Behold the Cave of Caerbannog!
There he isWhere ThereWhat behind the rabbit It is the rabbitYou silly sod WhatYou got us all worked upThat's no ordinary rabbitThat's the most foul cruel and bad tempered rodent you ever set eyes onYou tit I soiled my armor I was so scaredLook that - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:54
There he isWhere ThereWhat behind the rabbit It is the...
I've done it again I warned youBut did you listen to me No you knew it all didn't youIt's just a harmless little bunny isn't it Well it's always the same - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:12
I've done it again I warned youBut did you listen to me...