Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (Monty Python's Flying Circus) consisted of two 45-minute Monty Python German television comedy specials produced by WDR for West German television. The two episodes were first broadcast in January and December 1972 and were shot entirely on film and mostly on location in Bavaria, with the first episode recorded in the German language and the second recorded in English and then dubbed into German. The second episo... more

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (Monty Python's Flying Circus) consisted of two 45-minute Monty Python German television comedy specials produced by WDR for West German television. The two episodes were first broadcast in January and December 1972 and were shot entirely on film and mostly on location in Bavaria, with the first episode recorded in the German language and the second recorded in English and then dubbed into German. The second episode was recorded in English because of issues with the German accents of some of the members: only John Cleese and Michael Palin spoke German in linguistic perfection that could be easily understood by native speakers. The other Python performers all had very thick accents (particularly Terry Jones), making them difficult to understand. In some cases, the episode was broadcast with German subtitles. At one point the team considered editing the two shows together, dubbing them completely into English and releasing them as a 90-minute film. Some... less