Monty Python design. The film was shot on location in Tunisia, the finances being provided this time by former Beatle George Harrison, who together with Denis O'Brien formed the production company Hand-Made Films for the movie. Harrison had a cameo role as the "owner of the Mount". Despite its subject matter attracting controversy, particularly upon its initial release, it has (together with its predecessor) been ranked among the greatest comedy films. A Channel 4 poll in 2005 ranked "Holy Grail" in sixth place, with "Life of Brian" at the top. Filmed at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles during preparations for "The
Terry Jones innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punchlines. He made his directorial debut with the team's first film, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films, "Life of Brian" and "The Meaning of Life". After Python, Jones' most well-known television project was the anthology series "Ripping Yarns", which he co-created and co-wrote with Palin. He also wrote an early draft of Jim Henson's 1986 film "Labyrinth", though little of his work remained in the final cut. He is a fairly well-respected