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Feature film — 1985

Brazil (1985)

7.72h 23mComedy — Science 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.

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Director: Terry Gilliam

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Cast & crew

Jonathan Pryce as Sam Lowry

Jonathan Pryce

Sam Lowry

Robert De Niro as Harry Tuttle

Robert De Niro

Harry Tuttle

Katherine Helmond as Mrs. Ida Lowry

Katherine Helmond

Mrs. Ida Lowry

Ian Holm as Mr. Kurtzmann

Ian Holm

Mr. Kurtzmann

Bob Hoskins as Spoor

Bob Hoskins

Spoor

Michael Palin as Jack Lint

Michael Palin

Jack Lint

Ian Richardson as Mr. Warrenn

Ian Richardson

Mr. Warrenn

Peter Vaughan as Mr. Helpmann

Peter Vaughan

Mr. Helpmann

Kim Greist as Jill Layton

Kim Greist

Jill Layton

Jim Broadbent as Dr. Jaffe

Jim Broadbent

Dr. Jaffe

Barbara Hicks as Mrs. Alma Terrain

Barbara Hicks

Mrs. Alma Terrain

Charles McKeown as Lime

Charles McKeown

Lime

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