About this release
Directed by Terry Gilliam, Brazil (1985) is a visionary dystopian satire set in a bureaucratic, dreamlike future. When a mild-mannered clerk (Jonathan Pryce) becomes entangled in a clerical error and a terrorist hunt, his quiet life spirals into absurd chaos. Combining Orwellian totalitarianism with dark humour and surreal imagination, Gilliams masterpiece stands as one of cinemas most striking visions of state control and rebellion. Från IMDB: A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
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Disc 1
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Brazil (1985)
143 min
Science FictionComedy
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.
Credits
Director
Terry Gilliam
Writer
Tom Stoppard
Terry Gilliam
Charles McKeown
Cast
Jonathan Pryceas Sam Lowry
Robert De Niroas Harry Tuttle
Katherine Helmondas Mrs. Ida Lowry
Ian Holmas Mr. Kurtzmann
Bob Hoskinsas Spoor
Michael Palinas Jack Lint
Ian Richardsonas Mr. Warrenn
Peter Vaughanas Mr. Helpmann
Kim Greistas Jill Layton
Jim Broadbentas Dr. Jaffe
Cinematographer
Roger Pratt
Composer
Michael Kamen
Editor
Julian Doyle
Producer
Arnon Milchan
Patrick Cassavetti
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 2, 2026