Jabberwocky 47 years old

Jabberwocky: the monster so horrible that people caught the plague to avoid it

Jabberwocky

A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?

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Jabberwocky Cast

Name Character
Terry Gilliam He was 36, now 83 years old as Man with Rock
Brian Glover He was 43, 63 years old when he died as Armourer
Bernard Bresslaw He was 43, 59 years old when he died as The Landlord
Paul Curran He was 16, now 63 years old as Mr Cooper Snr
Graham Crowden He was 54, 87 years old when he died as Fanatics' Leader
Warren Mitchell He was 51, 89 years old when he died as Mr. Fishfinger
Michael Palin He was 33, now 81 years old as Dennis Cooper
Janine Duvitski She was 25, now 72 years old as Fanatic
Kenneth Colley He was 39, now 86 years old as 1st Fanatic
Annette Badland She was 26, now 74 years old as Griselda Fishfinger
David Prowse He was 41, 85 years old when he died as Red Herring / Black Knight
John Le Mesurier He was 65, 71 years old when he died as Passelewe
Rodney Bewes He was 39, 79 years old when he died as The Other Squire
Max Wall He was 69, 82 years old when he died as King Bruno the Questionable
Derek Deadman He was 37, now 84 years old as Apprentice Armourer
Bryan Pringle He was 42, 67 years old when he died as Guard at the Gate
Harry H. Corbett He was 52, 57 years old when he died as Squire
John Sharp He was 56, 72 years old when he died as Sergeant at the Gate
Roy Evans He was 28, now 76 years old as Ratman
Jerold Wells He was 68, 90 years old when he died as Wat Dabney
Simon Williams He was 30, now 78 years old as The Prince
Antony Carrick as 3rd Merchant
Derek Francis He was 53, 60 years old when he died as Bishop
Derrick O'Connor He was 36, 77 years old when he died as Flying Hogfish Peasant
Peter Cellier He was 49, now 96 years old as 1st Merchant
Frank Williams He was 34, now 82 years old as 2nd Merchant
Sheridan Earl Russell as Kevin Fishfinger
Roger Pratt He was 30, now 77 years old as Man Living in Barrel
John Bird He was 268, 67 years old when he died as 1st Herald
Christopher Logue He was 50, 85 years old when he died as Spaghetti Eating Fanatic
Alexandra Dane She was 37, now 84 years old as Landlord's Wife

Jabberwocky Crew

Name Department
Irene Lamb as Casting. Production
John Goldstone as Executive Producer. Production
Terry Bedford as Director of Photography. Camera
Roy Forge Smith as Production Design. He was 47 (87) years old when He died Art
David Appleby as Still Photographer. Camera
Lewis Carroll as Poem. He was 145 (65) years old when He died Crew
Charles Alverson as Screenplay. He was 41 (84) years old when He died Writing
Modeste Moussorgsky as Original Music Composer. He was 138 (42) years old when He died Sound
Terry Gilliam as Director. He was 36 (now 83) years old Directing
Terry Gilliam as Screenplay. He was 36 (now 83) years old Writing
Julian Doyle as Producer. He was 41 (72) years old when He died Production
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Jabberwocky (47 years)

Jabberwocky: the monster so horrible that people caught the plague to avoid it

  • Release day: Monday, March 28, 1977
  • Runtime: 105 minutes