Cast and crew
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
23 cast and 27 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast23
Terry GilliamVarious Roles
Graham ChapmanVarious Roles
John CleeseVarious Roles
Eric IdleVarious Roles
Terry JonesVarious Roles
Michael PalinVarious Roles
Carol ClevelandVarious Roles
Simon JonesCedric
Patricia QuinnMrs. Williams
Judy LoeNurse #1
Andrew Bicknell(Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Andrew MacLachlanGroom- Mark HolmesSevered head
- Valerie WhittingtonMrs. Moore
- Jennifer FranksBride
- Imogen Bickford-SmithNurse #2
- Angela MannSecond guest's wife
- Sydney ArnoldPirate Captain (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
- Guy BertrandChief Executive (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
- Matt FrewerCornered Executive who Jumps (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Michael CaineBritish Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")
Jane LeevesDancer (uncredited)- Luke BaxterDancer
Crew27
Directing
- Terry JonesDirector
- Callum McDougallThird Assistant Director
Writing
- Graham ChapmanScreenplay
- Terry GilliamScreenplay
- Michael PalinScreenplay
- Terry JonesScreenplay
- Eric IdleScreenplay
- John CleeseScreenplay
Production
- Michelle GuishCasting
- John GoldstoneProducer
- Debbie McWilliamsCasting
- David WimburyProduction Manager
Camera
- Peter HannanDirector of Photography
- Roger PrattDirector of Photography
- David ApplebyStill Photographer
Editing
- Julian DoyleEditor
Sound and music
- John Du PrezOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Harry LangeProduction Design
- Sharon CartwrightSet Decoration
- Richard DawkingArt Direction
- John BeardArt Direction
- Simon WakefieldSet Decoration
Costume and make-up
- James AchesonCostume Design
- Mary HillmanMakeup Department Head
- Mike JonesHairdresser, Makeup Artist
Lighting
- Chuck FinchGaffer
Crew
- Arlene PhillipsChoreographer