Which Python directed the film 'Monty Python's Life of Brian'?

Terry Jones directed Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Released in 1979, the film was the second feature made by the Monty Python group and follows Brian Cohen, a man born next door to Jesus who is repeatedly mistaken for the Messiah.

Jones was the film’s sole director. This is sometimes confused with Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which Jones co-directed with Terry Gilliam. For Life of Brian, Gilliam concentrated heavily on the film’s visual design, sets, matte paintings, and animated sequences, while Jones handled the direction.

The film was written and performed by all six Pythons: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Chapman played Brian, while the others took on numerous roles, often appearing as multiple characters within the same scene. The production was made by HandMade Films and had a budget of about $4 million.

Life of Brian became controversial because of its religious satire, particularly its crucifixion scenes and its depiction of competing revolutionary groups. Despite protests and bans in some places, it became one of the group’s most acclaimed films. Jones later also directed Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.