The Philosophers' Football Match

Name: The Philosophers' Football Match
Director: Unknown
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1972-09-10
Duration: 4 min
Cast: John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones

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1972 · 4 min · Comedy · TMDB 10.0/10

Overview

The Philosophers' Football Match is a 1972 comedic sketch by the British surreal comedy group Monty Python, depicting a fictional association football match between teams composed of ancient Greek and modern German philosophers, set during the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich's Olympiastadion.

Cast

John Cleese — Archimedes
Eric Idle — Sokrates
Graham Chapman — Hegel
Michael Palin — Nietzsche
Terry Jones — Karl Marx