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Brazil
It's only a state of mind.
Genres
ComedyScience Fiction
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$15000000
Revenue
$9900000
Runtime
143 min
Release Date
1985-02-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3476
Vote Average
7.668
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jonathan Pryce
Sam Lowry
Robert De Niro
Harry Tuttle
Katherine Helmond
Mrs. Ida Lowry
Ian Holm
Mr. Kurtzmann
Bob Hoskins
Spoor
Michael Palin
Jack Lint
Ian Richardson
Mr. Warrenn
Peter Vaughan
Mr. Helpmann
Kim Greist
Jill Layton
Jim Broadbent
Dr. Jaffe
Barbara Hicks
Mrs. Alma Terrain
Charles McKeown
Lime
Derrick O'Connor
Dowser
Kathryn Pogson
Shirley
Bryan Pringle
Spiro
Sheila Reid
Mrs. Buttle
John Flanagan
T.V. Interviewer / Salesman
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Priest
John Pierce Jones
Basement Guard
Nigel Planer
Charlie--Dept. of Works
Terence Bayler
T.V. Commercial Presenter
Gorden Kaye
M.O.I. Lobby Porter
Jack Purvis
Dr. Chapman
Howard Lew Lewis
Black Maria Guard
Ray Cooper
Technician
Brian Miller
Mr. Buttle
Simon Jones
Arrest Official
Derek Deadman
Bill - Dept. of Works
Bill Wallis
Bespectacled Lurker
Myrtle Devenish
Typist in Jack's Office
Ann Way
Old Lady with Dog
Don Henderson
First 'Black Maria' Guard
Oscar Quitak
Interview Official
Harold Innocent
Interview Official
John Grillo
Interview Official
Ralph Nossek
Interview Official
David Gant
Interview Official
James Coyle
Interview Official
Patrick Connor
Cell Guard
Elizabeth Spender
Alison / 'Barbara' Lint
Russell Keith Grant
Young Gallant at Funeral
Terry Gilliam
Smoking Man (uncredited)
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