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'''''Monty Python's Life of Brian''''' (also known as '''''Life of Brian''''') is a 1979 British [[Surreal humor|surreal]] [[Biblical film|biblical]] [[black comedy]] film starring and written by the comedy group [[Monty Python]] ([[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese]], [[Terry Gilliam]], [[Eric Idle]], [[Terry Jones]] and [[Michael Palin]]). It was directed by Jones. The film tells the story of Brian Cohen (played by Chapman), a young [[Judaea (Roman province)|Judaean]] man who is born on the same day as—and next door to—[[Jesus]], and is subsequently mistaken for the [[Messiah]].

Following the withdrawal of funding by [[EMI Films]] just days before production was scheduled to begin, musician and former [[The Beatles|Beatle]] [[George Harrison]] and his business partner [[Denis O'Brien (producer)|Denis O'Brien]] arranged financing for ''Life of Brian'' through the formation of their [[HandMade Films]] company.<ref name="rolling stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-things-you-didnt-know-george-harrison-did-w452593|title=10 Things You Didn't Know George Harrison Did|author= Runtagh, Jordan|date=26 November 2016|access-date=25 February 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=26 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226050247/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-things-you-didnt-know-george-harrison-did-w452593|url-status=dead}}</ref>