Brazil

Brazil

143 mins | Comedy, Science Fiction | Feb. 20, 1985

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.

Brazil

143 mins | Comedy, Science Fiction | Feb. 20, 1985

Brazil
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Embassy International Pictures
Original title Brazil
Directors Penny Eyles, Terry Gilliam
Writers Charles McKeown, Tom Stoppard, Terry Gilliam

Cast

Jonathan Pryce

as Sam Lowry

Kim Greist

as Jill Layton

Robert De Niro

as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle

Ian Holm

as Mr. M. Kurtzmann

Bob Hoskins

as Spoor

Katherine Helmond

as Mrs. Ida Lowry

Michael Palin

as Jack Lint

Ian Richardson

as Mr. Warrenn

Peter Vaughan

as Mr. Helpmann

Jim Broadbent

as Dr. Jaffe

Terry Gilliam

as Smoking Man (uncredited)

Derrick O'Connor

as Dowser

John Pierce Jones

as Basement Guard

Barbara Hicks

as Mrs. Alma Terrain

Charles McKeown

as Harvey Lime

Kathryn Pogson

as Shirley

Bryan Pringle

as Spiro

Nigel Planer

as Charlie--Dept. of Works

Terence Bayler

as T.V. Commercial Presenter

Gorden Kaye

as M.O.I. Lobby Porter

Jack Purvis

as Dr. Chapman

Howard Lew Lewis

as Black Maria Guard

John Flanagan

as T.V. Interviewer / Salesman

Sheila Reid

as Mrs. Buttle

Ray Cooper

as Technician

Brian Miller

as Mr. Buttle

Simon Jones

as Arrest Official

Derek Deadman

as Bill - Dept. of Works

Bill Wallis

as Bespectacled Lurker

Myrtle Devenish

as Typist in Jack's Office

Ann Way

as Old Lady with Dog

Don Henderson

as First 'Black Maria' Guard

Oscar Quitak

as Interview Official

Harold Innocent

as Interview Official

John Grillo

as Interview Official

Ralph Nossek

as Interview Official

David Gant

as Interview Official

James Coyle

as Interview Official

Patrick Connor

as Cell Guard

Elizabeth Spender

as Alison / 'Barbara' Lint