Jabberwocky (film)

Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
	Theatrical re-release poster
Directed by	Terry Gilliam
Screenplay by	Charles Alverson; Terry Gilliam
Based on	"Jabberwocky"; by Lewis Carroll
Produced by	Sandy Lieberson
Starring	Michael Palin; Harry H. Corbett; John Le Mesurier; Warren Mitchell; Max Wall; Rodney Bewes; John Bird; Bernard Bresslaw; Terry Gilliam; Neil Innes; Terry Jones
Cinematography	Terry Bedford
Edited by	Michael Bradsell
Music by	Modest Mussorgsky; Hector Berlioz; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; Jacques Ibert
Production; companies	Python Films; Umbrella Films
Distributed by	Columbia-Warner Distributors
Release dates	28 March 1977 (London); 8 April 1977 (United Kingdom); 15 April 1977 (United States);
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£587,668
Box office	£479,219

Jabberwocky is a 1977 British fantasy comedy film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam. Jabberwocky stars Michael Palin as Dennis, a cooper's apprentice, who is forced through clumsy, often slapstick misfortunes to hunt a terrible dragon after the death of his father. The film's title is taken from the nonsense poem "Jabberwocky" from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass (1871).^[2]

The film is Gilliam's solo directorial debut, after he co-directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail with Terry Jones in 1975. The film received a mixed response from critics and audiences.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 357. Income is distributor's receipts, combined domestic and international, as at 31 Dec 1978.
^ Shail, Robert (2007). British film directors: a critical guide. Edinburgh University Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7486-2231-3. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
^ New York Media, LLC (1977). "New York Magazine". Newyorkmetro.com. New York Media, LLC: 76. ISSN 0028-7369.

[money-1] Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 357. Income is distributor's receipts, combined domestic and international, as at 31 Dec 1978.

[Shail2007-2] Shail, Robert (2007). British film directors: a critical guide. Edinburgh University Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7486-2231-3. Retrieved 8 October 2010.

[LLC1977-3] New York Media, LLC (1977). "New York Magazine". Newyorkmetro.com. New York Media, LLC: 76. ISSN 0028-7369.

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