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I need your help with the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975).

Based on the movie please provide a brief description of how each component was used in the film. The components are:

a. Setting
b. Acting
c. Lighting
d. Costumes
e. Makeup
f. Music
g. Sound
h. Editing

Did the film fit the mold associated with that genre? Why or why not?

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a. The setting is well done using the right locations for what would be considered appropriate to the storyline. It dovetails off of the history of the Knights Templar.

b. This film has the best actors Britain had to offer at the time, as the people had proven themselves as tremendous comedic talents in Monty Python's Flying Circus. The BBC loved them.

c. I think the lighting was always good for whatever mood the cinematographer needed.

d. The costumes ...

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