Bridge of Death

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The Bridge of Death is a comedic and perilous crossing in *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* where travelers must answer absurd questions posed by a mysterious keeper or be cast into a chasm.

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instanceOf bridge ⓘ
comedic set piece ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bridge of Death scene ⓘ
appearsIn Monty Python and the Holy Grail ⓘ
associatedWith Brother Maynard ⓘ
King Arthur ⓘ
Sir Galahad ⓘ
Sir Lancelot ⓘ
Sir Robin ⓘ
Tim the Enchanter ⓘ
countryOfOriginContext United Kingdom ⓘ
createdByGroup Monty Python ⓘ
crosses deep chasm ⓘ
fandomSignificance one of the most quoted scenes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail ⓘ
genreContext comedy ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
guardedBy Bridgekeeper ⓘ
hasTheme mockery of heroic quests ⓘ
subversion of narrative stakes ⓘ
inspiredMemes What is your favorite color? running gag ⓘ
unladen swallow question ⓘ
keeperAsks three questions ⓘ
keeperFate thrown into the chasm by his own rules ⓘ
locatedInFictional Camelot-era Britain ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
memorableLine What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? ⓘ
What is your favorite color? ⓘ
What is your name? ⓘ
What is your quest? ⓘ
narrativeFunction comic climax ⓘ
test of worthiness ⓘ
parodies mythic trials ⓘ
riddle-guarded bridges ⓘ
partOf final act of Monty Python and the Holy Grail ⓘ
penaltyForFailure being cast into the Gorge of Eternal Peril ⓘ
penaltyForRefusal being cast into the Gorge of Eternal Peril ⓘ
questionType favorite color ⓘ
name ⓘ
quest ⓘ
swallow-related trivia ⓘ
resolutionInFilm Arthur and Bedevere cross successfully ⓘ
settingType rocky canyon ⓘ
tone absurd ⓘ
parodic ⓘ
visualStyle low-budget practical effects ⓘ
yearOfFilmReleaseContext 1975 ⓘ

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