The Philosophers' Football Match

Unknown
1972-09-10


10
4 min

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

Name Character Team
John Cleese Archimedes Unowned
Eric Idle Sokrates Unowned
Graham Chapman Hegel Unowned
Michael Palin Nietzsche Unowned
Terry Jones Karl Marx Unowned
Terry Gilliam I. Kant Unowned