In an early announcement to retailers, it has been revealed that Umvd/Visual Entertainment will release '
Monty Python: Almost the Truth' on Blu-ray on October 27, day-and-date with the DVD and mere weeks after airing on cable. This six-hour documentary will come out in a three-disc set.
'Monty Python: Almost the Truth' was made on the 40th anniversary of the debut of
Monty Python's Flying Circus. It was directed by Alan Parker and features the five surviving Pythons (John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin). Guest interviews include Steve Martin, Jimmy Fallon, Hugh Grant, Rowan Atkinson, Eddie Izzard, Tim Roth, Seth Green and Joan Rivers.