The video has surfaced ahead of the theatrical re-release of the Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 40 years after it originally came out. It is also being released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 27.

One of the features on the castle-shaped box set (already enough reason to get it) is the video above, a 14-minute collection of Terry Gilliam’s animation that was cut from the final film.

Monty Python resident animator Terry Gilliam narrates the complete video, which is really worth listening to by itself. Gilliam wavers in between acting utterly heartbroken that his animation was ...

“Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” which turns 40 this year, has been watched countless times, but there’s some good news for fans. You haven’t seen everything just yet.

Monty Python And The Holy Grail turns 40 this year, meaning that entire generations have grown up with its cheerful plague humor, taunting Frenchmen, and Tim, the killer Rabbit Of Caerbannog.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail ’s 40th anniversary Blu-ray, DVD, and castle-shaped box set will come out in the U.S. on Oct. 27. You can see all of Gilliam’s deleted animations above.

14 minutes of deleted animation from the 1975 classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail have been released online for your viewing pleasure, and the clips are certainly a pleasure to view.

The video has surfaced ahead of the theatrical re-release of the Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 40 years after it originally came out. It is also being released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 27.

Gilliam introduces the lost animation, part of an upcoming 40th anniversary Blu-ray, explaining why the art wasn’t used, and how he developed his style. “This in fact is probably the only ...