Time Bandits (1981)
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- PG
- 1h 56min
- Adventure, Comedy
- 06 Nov 1981 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win & 8 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
John Cleese | ... |
Robin Hood
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Sean Connery | ... |
King Agamemnon / Fireman
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Shelley Duvall | ... |
Dame Pansy / Pansy
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Katherine Helmond | ... |
Mrs. Ogre
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Ian Holm | ... |
Napoleon
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Michael Palin | ... |
Vincent
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Ralph Richardson | ... |
Supreme Being
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Peter Vaughan | ... |
Winston the Ogre
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David Warner | ... |
Evil Genius
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David Rappaport | ... |
Randall
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Kenny Baker | ... |
Fidgit
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Malcolm Dixon | ... |
Strutter
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Mike Edmonds | ... |
Og
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Jack Purvis | ... |
Wally
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Tiny Ross | ... |
Vermin
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Craig Warnock | ... |
Kevin
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David Daker | ... |
Kevin's Father
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Sheila Fearn | ... |
Kevin's Mother
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Jim Broadbent | ... |
Compere
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John Young | ... |
Reginald
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Myrtle Devenish | ... |
Beryl
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Brian Bowes | ... |
Knight / Hussar
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Leon Lissek | ... |
1st Refugee
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Terence Bayler | ... |
Lucien
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Preston Lockwood | ... |
Neguy
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Charles McKeown | ... |
Theatre Manager
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David Leland | ... |
Puppeteer
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John Hughman | ... |
The Great Rumbozo
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Derrick O'Connor | ... |
Robber Leader
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Neil McCarthy | ... |
2nd Robber
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Declan Mulholland | ... |
3rd Robber
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Peter Jonfield | ... |
Arm Wrestler
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Derek Deadman | ... |
Robert
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Jerold Wells | ... |
Benson
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Roger Frost | ... |
Cartwright
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Martin Carroll | ... |
Baxi Brazilia III
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Marcus Powell | ... |
Horseflesh
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Winston Dennis | ... |
Bull-headed Warrior
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Del Baker | ... |
Greek Fighting Warrior
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Juliette James | ... |
Greek Queen
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Ian Muir | ... |
Giant
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Mark Holmes | ... |
Troll Father
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Andrew MacLachlan | ... |
Fireman
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Chris Grant | ... |
TV announcer (voice)
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Tony Jay | ... |
Supreme Being (voice)
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Edwin Finn | ... |
Supreme Being's Face
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Lewis Alexander | ... |
Titanic Passenger (uncredited)
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Peter Brace | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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Ray Cooper | ... |
Hands of Supreme Being Folding Map (uncredited)
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Salo Gardner | ... |
Poor Peasant (uncredited)
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Tony O'Leary | ... |
Poor Peasant (uncredited)
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Fred Wood | ... |
One of the Poor (uncredited)
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Directed by
Terry Gilliam | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Michael Palin | ... | (written by) & |
Terry Gilliam | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Terry Gilliam | ... | producer (produced by) |
George Harrison | ... | executive producer |
Denis O'Brien | ... | executive producer |
Neville C. Thompson | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Mike Moran | ... | (music score composed by) |
Cinematography by
Peter Biziou | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Julian Doyle |
Editorial Department
Rodney Glenn | ... | assistant editor |
Adam Unger | ... | second assistant editor |
Casting By
Irene Lamb |
Production Design by
Milly Burns |
Art Direction by
Norman Garwood |
Costume Design by
James Acheson | ... | (costumes designed by) (as Jim Acheson) |
Makeup Department
Elaine Carew | ... | hairdresser / makeup artist |
Sue Ignatius | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Sue Frear) |
Ken Lintott | ... | wigs and beards maker (as Kenneth Lintott) |
Maggie Weston | ... | hairdresser / makeup artist |
Production Management
Graham Ford | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Cooper | ... | third assistant director |
Julian Doyle | ... | second unit director |
Simon Hinkly | ... | first assistant director |
Chris Thompson | ... | third assistant director |
Guy Travers | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Celia Barnett | ... | assistant art director |
Les Beaver | ... | rigger |
Frank Billington-Marks | ... | storeman (as Frank Marks) |
Geoff Rivers Bland | ... | sculptor |
Dennis Bovington | ... | carpenter |
Karen Brookes | ... | production buyer |
Graham Bullock | ... | stand-by painter |
John Cole | ... | stand-by props |
Steve Cooper | ... | draughtsman |
Ray Coulson | ... | prop maker |
Ron Cowan | ... | drapes |
Douglas Cox | ... | stand-by stagehand |
John Davey | ... | painter |
Len Day | ... | supervising carpenter |
Bob Devine | ... | carpenter (as Robert Devine) |
Dave Everall | ... | rigger |
Mick Fisher | ... | carpenter (as Micky Fisher) |
Steve Fitzwater | ... | carpenter |
Norman Fletcher | ... | carpenter |
Peter Grant | ... | property master |
Alan Grenham | ... | stand-by painter |
Richard Harris | ... | rigger |
Gary Hedges | ... | carpenter |
Craig Hillier | ... | stand-by carpenter |
Robert Mason | ... | painter (as Bob Mason) |
Michael Melia | ... | plasterer |
Eric Nash | ... | plasterer |
Bruce Newell | ... | plasterer |
Dave Newton | ... | stand-by props |
Ray Perry Sr. | ... | dressing props (as Ray Perry) |
Jim Taylor | ... | plasterer (as James Taylor) |
John Tregear | ... | stagehand |
Peter Verard | ... | construction manager |
Laurie Warburton | ... | sculptor |
Steve Wheeler | ... | prop dresser |
Dave Wiggins | ... | stand-by rigger |
Dave Coldham | ... | lead plasterer (uncredited) |
Grahame Ménage | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Mansell Rivers-Bland | ... | propmaker: sculptor (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Paul Carr | ... | dubbing mixer |
Philip Chubb | ... | sound maintenance |
Dino Di Campo | ... | footsteps editor |
Bob Doyle | ... | boom operator |
Stan Fiferman | ... | dubbing editor (as Stanley Fiferman) |
Mike Hopkins | ... | dialogue editor |
Garth Marshall | ... | sound mixer |
Brian Paxton | ... | dubbing mixer |
John Richards | ... | sound engineer |
Allen Hurd | ... | sound (uncredited) |
André Jacquemin | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Jon Bunker | ... | special effects senior technician (as John Bunker) |
Lewis Coleman | ... | special effects modeller |
Robert Harman | ... | wireman (as Bob Harman) |
Ross King | ... | special effects technician |
Chris Ostwald | ... | special effects runner |
Christine Overs | ... | special effects modeller (as Chris Overs) |
Andrew Thompson | ... | special effects consultant (as Andy Thompson) |
Chris Verner | ... | special effects consultant |
Malcolm King | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Brian Warner | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Ray Caple | ... | matte paintings |
Valerie Charlton | ... | modelmaker (as Val Charlton) |
Dennis De Groot | ... | assistant optical effects |
Carol De Jong | ... | assistant modelmaker |
Julian Doyle | ... | model photography |
Alex Harwood | ... | assistant modelmaker (as Alix Harwood) |
Kent Houston | ... | optical effects |
Tim Ollive | ... | assistant optical effects |
Jean Ramsey | ... | assistant modelmaker |
Behira Thraves | ... | assistant modelmaker |
Paul Whitbread | ... | optical effects |
Steve Drevett | ... | visual effects designer (uncredited) |
Jon Sorensen | ... | visual effects camera (uncredited) |
Stunts
Peter Brayham | ... | stunt arranger |
Terry Yorke | ... | stunt arranger |
Del Baker | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Brian Bowes | ... | stunts: Knight/Hussar (uncredited) |
Jack Cooper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Katie Purvis | ... | stunt double: Tiny Ross (uncredited) |
Terry Yorke | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Andrews | ... | grip: second unit |
Clive Coote | ... | still photographer |
Chuck Finch | ... | best boy |
Freddy Fry | ... | grip (as Freddie Fry) |
Simon Fulford | ... | clapper loader |
David Garfath | ... | camera operator |
Simon Haveland | ... | clapper loader: second unit |
Brian Herlihy | ... | focus puller: second unit |
Stewart Monteith | ... | electrician (as Stuart Monteith) |
Reg Parsons | ... | gaffer |
Roy Rodhouse | ... | gaffer |
Bob Stilwell | ... | focus puller |
Tug Wilson | ... | electrician |
Kevin Brookner | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Brian Ellis | ... | focus puller: "b" camera (uncredited) |
Jimmy Worley | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Cattermole | ... | costumer |
Gilly Hebden | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Stephen Miles | ... | assistant costume designer (as T. Stephen Miles) |
Day Murch | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Dai Murch) |
Hazel Pethig | ... | associate costume designer (as Hazel Côté) |
Dorothea Smylie | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Dorothy Williams | ... | costumer |
Tony Williams | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
Patrick Cassavetti | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Ray Cooper | ... | music producer / musician: percussion sequences |
George Harrison | ... | composer: additional music |
André Jacquemin | ... | music production sound effects |
Trevor Jones | ... | composer: Greek dance music |
Harry Rabinowitz | ... | music director |
Ray Cooper | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
John Du Prez | ... | source music composer (uncredited) |
Mike Moran | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Penny Eyles | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
Brian Brookner | ... | unit driver |
Tony Hocking | ... | unit driver |
Charles Wholton | ... | transportation (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Brian Bailey | ... | accountant |
Linda Bruce | ... | production assistant |
Geraldine Dunn | ... | accounts secretary |
Mike Hearst | ... | supplier: "Og the Pig" |
Tom Jobe | ... | choreographer: greek dance |
Rachel Neale | ... | assistant to producer |
Steve Parker | ... | production runner |
Ray Parsons | ... | assistant accountant |
Ray Scott | ... | troll maker |
John Styles | ... | puppet show |
Joan Woodgate | ... | supplier: "Benson the dog" |
Michael Yell | ... | assistant accountant |
Thanks
Simon Burridge | ... | special thanks |
Shirley Draffan | ... | special thanks |
Peter Simms | ... | special thanks |
Yvette Warnock | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- HandMade Films (1981) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1981) (Australia) (theatrical)
- New World-Mutual (Canada) (theatrical)
- Vídeo Mercury Films (1981) (Spain)
- AVCO Embassy Pictures (1981) (United States) (theatrical)
- City Film (1981) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Film AB Corona (1982) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Fram Film (1982) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Senator Filmverleih (1982) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Arte Nova Filmes (1983) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Star-Marketing (1983) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1983) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1983) (Australia) (video)
- CBS (1984) (United States) (tv)
- Nouvelle messagerie vidéo (1992) (France) (VHS) (French subtitles)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- VTI Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Paramount Pictures (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS) (widescreen)
- The Criterion Collection (1999) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Misteriya Zvuka (2008) (Russia) (DVD)
- Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2009) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2009) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- Arrow Films (2013) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2014) (Spain) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- SBS Viceland (2020) (Australia) (tv)
- Spaghetti Pictures Italia (2020) (Italy) (video) (vod)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox India (India) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century Fox India, Inc.)
Special Effects
- Peerless Camera Company (optical effects)
- Westbridge Studios
Other Companies
- De Wolfe Music (additional music supplied by)
- Ready Music Group (additional music supplied by)
- C.T.S. Studios (music recorded at)
- Moving Movies (foreign location travel)
- Joe Dunton & Company (camera equipment provided by)
- Lee Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
- The Welsh Office, Ancient Monuments Branch (Raglan Castle by kind permission of)
- Roger Cherrill (sound re-recorded at)
- De Wolfe Music (production music)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (sound post-production)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Intrigued by history but neglected by his parents, Kevin, an eleven-year-old schoolboy, gets the chance to make his dream come true when a band of six time-travelling dwarfs appears out of thin air in his bedroom. Having stolen the Supreme Being's one-of-a-kind map of time and space, the audacious time-bandits whisk Kevin off on an exciting journey to the depths of history, skipping from one era to another. Now, to further complicate matters, the dangerous arch-rival known as the Evil Genius is hot on their trail, bent on getting his hands on the precious map. But, who would have thought that Kevin's seemingly unexceptional room was the entrance to a mysterious wormhole and the portal to a marvellous world of adventure? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Taglines | All the dreams you've ever had and not just the good ones See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $5,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In the original script, King Agamemnon was introduced as: "The warrior took off his helmet, revealing someone that looks exactly like Sean Connery, or an actor of equal but cheaper stature." To writer, producer, and director Terry Gilliam's surprise, the script ended up in Connery's hands. He expressed interest in the part, and his agent approached them for the role. See more » |
Goofs | Numerous inaccuracies in the "historical" scenes. The film means to depict history as visualized by a well-read 11-year-old, not a formally trained historian. This is consistent with the theme of whimsical, casual time travel wherein history is deliberately contaminated. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from A Night to Remember (1958). See more » |
Soundtracks | Me And My Shadow See more » |
Crazy Credits | At the end of the credits, the scene where the Bandits have their photo taken is replayed. See more » |
Quotes |
Evil:
God isn't interested in technology. He cares nothing for the microchip or the silicon revolution. Look how he spends his time, forty-three species of parrots! Nipples for men! Robert: Slugs. Evil: Slugs! HE created slugs! They can't hear. They can't speak. They can't operate machinery. Are we not in the hands of a lunatic? See more » |