Brazil (1985)
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
Director:
Terry Gilliam
Writers:
Tom Stoppard, Terry Gilliam, Charles McKeown.
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Jonathan Pryce as Sam Lowry |
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Robert De Niro as Harry Tuttle |
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Katherine Helmond as Mrs. Ida Lowry |
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Ian Holm as Mr. Kurtzmann |
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Bob Hoskins as Spoor |
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Michael Palin as Jack Lint |
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Ian Richardson as Mr. Warrenn |
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Peter Vaughan as Mr. Helpmann |
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Kim Greist as Jill Layton |
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Jim Broadbent as Dr. Jaffe |
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Barbara Hicks as Mrs. Alma Terrain |
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Charles McKeown as Lime |
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Derrick O'Connor as Dowser |
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Kathryn Pogson as Shirley |
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Bryan Pringle as Spiro |
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Sheila Reid as Mrs. Buttle |
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John Flanagan as T.V. Interviewer / Salesman |
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Priest |
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John Pierce Jones as Basement Guard |
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Nigel Planer as Charlie--Dept. of Works |
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Terence Bayler as T.V. Commercial Presenter |
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Gorden Kaye as M.O.I. Lobby Porter |
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Jack Purvis as Dr. Chapman |
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Howard Lew Lewis as Black Maria Guard |
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Ray Cooper as Technician |
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Brian Miller as Mr. Buttle |
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Simon Jones as Arrest Official |
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Derek Deadman as Bill - Dept. of Works |
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Bill Wallis as Bespectacled Lurker |
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Myrtle Devenish as Typist in Jack's Office |
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Ann Way as Old Lady with Dog |
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Don Henderson as First 'Black Maria' Guard |
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Oscar Quitak as Interview Official |
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Harold Innocent as Interview Official |
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John Grillo as Interview Official |
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Ralph Nossek as Interview Official |
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David Gant as Interview Official |
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James Coyle as Interview Official |
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Patrick Connor as Cell Guard |
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Elizabeth Spender as Alison / 'Barbara' Lint |
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Russell Keith Grant as Young Gallant at Funeral |
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Terry Gilliam as Smoking Man (uncredited) |
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Winston Dennis as Samurai Warrior |
| Camera | Roger Pratt | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Terry Gilliam | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Acheson | Costume Design |
| Production | Patrick Cassavetti | Producer |
| Production | Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Writing | Tom Stoppard | Screenplay |
| Editing | Julian Doyle | Editor |
| Production | Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Sound | Michael Kamen | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Rodney Glenn | Sound Editor |
| Art | Norman Garwood | Production Design |
| Art | Gary Dawson | Property Master |
| Art | George Ball | Property Master |
| Art | Keith Pain | Art Direction |
| Art | John Beard | Art Direction |
| Production | Margery Simkin | Casting |
| Production | Graham Ford | Production Manager |
| Crew | Bob Doyle | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Dennis Bosher | Assistant Art Director |
| Lighting | Roy Rodhouse | Gaffer |
| Production | Alan Arnold | Publicist |
| Art | Françoise Benoît-Fresco | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Paul Carr | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | David Garfath | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Penny Eyles | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Geoff Freeman | Publicist |
| Camera | David Appleby | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Andrew Garnet-Lawson | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Greg Powell | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Richard Conway | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Vic Armstrong | Stunts |
| Writing | Terry Gilliam | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charles McKeown | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ary Barroso | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maggie Weston | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sallie Evans | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maggie Weston | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Carew | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meinir Jones-Lewis | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandra Shepherd | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aaron Sherman | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Chuck Finch | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Perry Evans | Electrician |