| Description |
1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
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digital optical monoraul Dolby Digital 2.0 rda |
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Widescreen enhanced for 16x9 television rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 51.
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| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; film editor, Julian Doyle ; original music, Michael Kamen. |
| Note |
1.78:1 aspect ratio. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1985. |
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Special features include: 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Bureaucracy -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Computers -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Heroes -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Science fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Gilliam, Terry.
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Milchan, Arnon.
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Stoppard, Tom.
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McKeown, Charles.
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Pratt, Roger.
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Kamen, Michael.
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Pryce, Jonathan.
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De Niro, Robert.
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Palin, Michael.
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Helmond, Katherine.
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Holm, Ian, 1931-
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Hoskins, Bob.
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Embassy International Pictures.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Brazil, the final cut |
| Standard No. |
715515018128 |
| Music No. |
CC1631D Criterion Collection |
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