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The Spiral Road (1962) Facts
| Director(s) | Robert Mulligan |
| Producer(s) | Robert Arthur |
| Featured Cast | Rock Hudson, Burl Ives, Gena Rowlands, Philip Abbott, Larry Gates |
| Total Facts | 1 |
The Spiral Road contains the origin for the opening of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Rock Hudson wanders aimlessly through the jungle confused to his identity, while his beard grows long and his clothes wind up in tatters. Finally he comes to a clearing where there is a pool. He sees his reflection and exclaims, "It's..." But instead of an offstage voice saying Monty Python's Flying Circus, he just says, "It's... me!".