Brazil (1985)
It's only a state of mind.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 23m
- Director Terry Gilliam
- Genres Comedy Science Fiction
- Rating 7.7/10 (3,822 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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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
Crew
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Terry Gilliam
Director
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Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
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Julian Doyle
Editor
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Michael Kamen
Original Music Composer
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Arnon Milchan
Producer
- Patrick Cassavetti Producer
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Tom Stoppard
Screenplay
-
Terry Gilliam
Screenplay
-
Charles McKeown
Screenplay
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