Brazil (1985)

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Brazil on IMDb 8.0/10 166,691 votes

Released:
1985-02-20

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.

Director:
Terry Gilliam

Runtime:
2h 23min

Genre:
Comedy, Science Fiction

  • Cast:
  • Jonathan Pryce
    as
    Sam Lowry
  • Robert De Niro
    as
    Harry Tuttle
  • Katherine Helmond
    as
    Mrs. Ida Lowry
  • Ian Holm
    as
    Mr. Kurtzmann
  • Bob Hoskins
    as
    Spoor