And Now For Something Completely Steelbook-Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus Is Coming To Deluxe Blu-Ray Steelbook
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Carl Roberts 
The fully-restored rarity from the comedy legends, Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus, is coming to deluxe Blu-ray steelbook this June.
And now for something completely steelbook…Monty Python fans rejoice! For the first time ever on Blu-ray, you can enjoy two rare Monty Python episodes, “Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus,” recorded for German TV in 1972. This special release features High Definition in a deluxe SteelBook, available worldwide from Mercury Studios. The packaging showcases iconic original artwork by Terry Gilliam, who personally oversaw the design. The release includes extensive restoration and a wealth of extras to enhance your viewing experience. It is a little-seen treasure showing the groundbreaking comedy team – Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin – at the peak of their creative powers.
“These shows were a giant leap for Python silliness… all performed in a language
none of us spoke. Luckily, for me, I could draw in German.”Terry Gilliam
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 episodes produced by WDR for West German television. The two episodes were first broadcast in January and December 1972. They were shot entirely on film and mostly on location in Bavaria. The first episode was recorded in German. The second was recorded in English and then dubbed into German. Moreover, these shows have been upgraded to high definition after extensive restoration from the original source material by Jonathan Wood, overseen by Terry Gilliam.
The two shows feature classic songs and sketches, including The Lumberjack Song and Silly Olympics, and Terry Gilliam’s magnificent animations. There are also never-before available bonus features, including Monty Python doing the Fish-Slapping Dance on a 1971 German entertainment programme Euroshow. In addition, Monty Python’s Montreux Special (1971) – unseen for nearly thirty years, this collection of sketches from the first two series showcases some newly performed exclusively for this special. Experience a fresh take on The Gascooker sketch and Blackmail, amongst others. You’ll also see The Ministry of Silly Walks, and the Exploding Version of ’The Blue Danube’.
All this, with outtakes and more, makes this lavish SteelBook, with C-card, an absolute must for Python aficionados around the world.
Written & Performed by:
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin
Animation by: Terry Gilliam
THE EXTRAS
Euroshow 1971
Mountain Stream Outtake
(Outtake from Show 1)
Swimming Lessons with Arthur Lustgarten
(Outtake from Show 2)
Montreux Special
Restoration Demo
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 131mins approx.
Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus is available to buy on Blu-ray SteelBook from 5 June 2026 and is available to pre-order.
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