Corrected entry: The centurion and the soldiers assisting with the crucifixion stress they are in a hurry because they have one hundred and forty people to crucify. They leave, and there are no more people waiting to be crucified, but there are less than twenty people crucified in the final scene.
Mad Ade
2nd Jan 2007
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Correction: Again, watch the film. The last shot widens out to a huge, panoramic shot of the crucifixion site and the surrounding area. There are less than thirty people on crosses, no other crosses are seen, and there are no Romans in sight. The posting is correct.
13th Apr 2006
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Corrected entry: The song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" once had a real-life application. On May 4, 1982, during the Falklands War, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield was fatally struck by an anti-ship missile launched from an Argentine Air Force jet. As the crew gathered on deck for rescue, they struck up an impromptu chorus and started singing this song.
Correction: Some one singing a well known song at another time or in other circumstances can hardly be considered a piece of movie trivia.
Correction: They could well have other people to crucify in another area of the city limits. Just because they did not crucify them there does not mean they did not have more to do elsewhere.
Mad Ade
Historically inaccurate. The Romans always reserved one area in each city they occupied for crucifixions. In Jerusalem, that was Golgotha. Crucifixions were highly public executions, and the Romans wanted to make sure they would be seen by as many people as possible, hence limiting them to one relatively small area. The posting is correct.
Golgotha (Calvary) is hardly a historical place, only referenced in the Bible as the place Jesus was crucified. But nobody really knows the location of it, let alone that it was the only or main place Romans crucified people. In a lot of places, the Romans put crucified people along roads, not in one single place, so that's not accurate either. It's a comedy anyway; a lot of things are intentionally wrong.
lionhead
Watch the film again. The final shot starts wide and pulls back to show the whole scene. There are fewer than thirty crucified people, no more crosses in the ground, and the Roman guards have packed up and gone home. The posting is correct.