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Brazil

It's only a state of mind.

Brazil (1985)

ComedyScience Fiction

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: Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown.

Release Date: 1985-02-20
Status: Released
Run time: 143 min / 2:23
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $9,900,000
Production Company : Embassy International Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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Casts

Jonathan Pryce
as Sam Lowry
Kim Greist
as Jill Layton
Robert De Niro
as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle
Ian Holm
as Mr. M. Kurtzmann
Bob Hoskins
as Spoor
Katherine Helmond
as Mrs. Ida Lowry
Michael Palin
as Jack Lint
Ian Richardson
as Mr. Warrenn
Peter Vaughan
as Mr. Helpmann
Jim Broadbent
as Dr. Jaffe
Terry Gilliam
as Smoking Man (uncredited)
Derrick O'Connor
as Dowser
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
as Priest
John Pierce Jones
as Basement Guard
Barbara Hicks
as Mrs. Alma Terrain
Charles McKeown
as Harvey Lime
Kathryn Pogson
as Shirley
Bryan Pringle
as Spiro
Nigel Planer
as Charlie--Dept. of Works
Terence Bayler
as T.V. Commercial Presenter
Gorden Kaye
as M.O.I. Lobby Porter
Jack Purvis
as Dr. Chapman
Howard Lew Lewis
as Black Maria Guard
John Flanagan
as T.V. Interviewer / Salesman
Sheila Reid
as Mrs. Buttle
Ray Cooper
as Technician
Brian Miller
as Mr. Buttle
Simon Jones
as Arrest Official
Derek Deadman
as Bill - Dept. of Works
Bill Wallis
as Bespectacled Lurker
Myrtle Devenish
as Typist in Jack's Office
Ann Way
as Old Lady with Dog
Don Henderson
as First 'Black Maria' Guard
Oscar Quitak
as Interview Official
Harold Innocent
as Interview Official
John Grillo
as Interview Official
Ralph Nossek
as Interview Official
David Gant
as Interview Official
James Coyle
as Interview Official
Patrick Connor
as Cell Guard
Elizabeth Spender
as Alison / 'Barbara' Lint

Crew

Writing Terry Gilliam Screenplay
Directing Terry Gilliam Director
Camera Roger Pratt Director of Photography
Writing Tom Stoppard Screenplay
Writing Charles McKeown Screenplay
Production Arnon Milchan Producer
Production Patrick Cassavetti Producer
Production Irene Lamb Casting
Art Norman Garwood Production Design
Sound Rodney Glenn Sound Editor
Crew Bob Doyle Sound Recordist
Art Françoise Benoît-Fresco Assistant Art Director
Production Margery Simkin Casting
Visual Effects Richard Conway Visual Effects
Costume & Make-Up James Acheson Costume Design
Sound Michael Kamen Original Music Composer
Editing Julian Doyle Editor
Art Keith Pain Art Direction
Art Dennis Bosher Assistant Art Director
Camera David Appleby Still Photographer
Art John Beard Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Maggie Weston Hair Designer
Costume & Make-Up Maggie Weston Makeup Designer
Production Graham Ford Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Sandra Shepherd Makeup & Hair
Art Gary Dawson Property Master
Art George Ball Property Master
Sound Paul Carr Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Camera David Garfath Camera Operator
Lighting Roy Rodhouse Gaffer
Directing Penny Eyles Script Supervisor
Production Geoff Freeman Publicist
Production Alan Arnold Publicist
Costume & Make-Up Elaine Carew Makeup & Hair
Sound Ary Barroso Music
Costume & Make-Up Meinir Jones-Lewis Makeup & Hair
Crew Andrew Garnet-Lawson Scenic Artist
Costume & Make-Up Sallie Evans Makeup & Hair
Costume & Make-Up Aaron Sherman Prosthetic Makeup Artist

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