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Funded by investors including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull, the film was mostly shot on location in Scotland.
According to Eric Idle the film had a total budget of £175k (around £1.6m adjusted for inflation), with the Pythons making a joke of the fact by eschewing real horses in favour of miming horse riding while porters banged coconut shells together.
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Much of the filming took place at Doune Castle, including a famous scene with a rude French knight who tells the grail-seekers “your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!” before firing livestock at them from a catapult.
To celebrate 50 years of the film, exclusive screenings will be shown at the castle from Friday 22 August to Sunday 24.
Gillian Urquhart, Events Manager at HES, said: “Monty Python and the Holy Grail is an iconic film which has been loved by audiences for 50 years. To celebrate the anniversary of its the release, we’re delighted to host showings of the film in the historic Doune Castle which served as the backdrop to a number of filming locations.”
The screenings will take place in the historic Great Hall from the HES website.
