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.
lionhead
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.
21st Sep 2020
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Continuity mistake: When Mandy and Brian are walking home after the stoning, Mandy tells Brian he needs to get a job. But a few minutes later, when the ex leper is bartering with them for a donation, Mandy says that one of the prices he's asking for is more than what Brian makes in a month.
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Suggested correction: She was lying to him to get him to go away.
Suggested correction: He's got a job - selling otter's noses and other delicacies in the arena during gladiatorial meets.
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.