Brazil / Universal, an MCA company ; Arnon Milchan presents a Terry Gilliam film ; Embassy International Pictures ; produced by Arnon Milchan ; directed by Terry Gilliam ; screenplay by Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown.

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In this surrealistic nightmare vision of a "perfect" future where technology reigns supreme, a daydreaming bureaucrat who is involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusions. This is the original 142 minute director's cut...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criterion collection ; 51.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm)
Embassy International Pictures
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Gilliam, Terry
Milchan, Arnon, 1944-
Stoppard, Tom
McKeown, Charles
Pratt, Roger
Kamen, Michael
Pryce, Jonathan
De Niro, Robert
Palin, Michael
Helmond, Katherine
Holm, Ian, 1931-2020
Hoskins, Bob
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2006], ©2006.
Series:Criterion collection ; 51.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Bureaucracy > Drama.
Computers > Drama.
Heroes > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Bureaucracy.
Computers.
Heroes.
Man-woman relationships.
Drama.
Science fiction films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Science fiction films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Brazil, the final cut.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In this surrealistic nightmare vision of a "perfect" future where technology reigns supreme, a daydreaming bureaucrat who is involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusions. This is the original 142 minute director's cut edition of the film assembled from both the European and American versions.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.
Special features: all-new, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Terry Gilliam, with a remastered Dolby stereo surround soundtrack; audio commentary by Gilliam; essay by Jack Mathews.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CO3 D0070195 VideoDVD
ISBN:1559409797
9781559409797
Credits:Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; film editor, Julian Doyle ; original music, Michael Kamen.
System Details:DVD, region 1, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs, 1.78:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital stereo surround.
Cast:
Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins.