The Philosophers' Football Match

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

John Cleese Archimedes

Eric Idle Sokrates

Graham Chapman Hegel

Michael Palin Nietzsche

Terry Jones Karl Marx