We took up the offer with t... by Terry Gilliam, an American Director

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“We took up the offer with the BBC, and that was Monty Python's Flying Circus. I didn't have to submit my ideas to the group. I used to turn up on the days we recorded with a can of film under my arm, and in it went.”

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Terry Gilliam

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Name: Terry Gilliam

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Nov 22, 1940

Profession: Director

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