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Brazil (1985) -- A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and himself becomes an enemy of the state.

Overview

Note des utilisateurs:
8.0/10   66,833 votes
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Réalisateur:
Terry Gilliam
Writers:
Terry Gilliam (screenplay) &
Tom Stoppard (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
View company contact information for Brazil on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
18 décembre 1985 (USA) suite
Accroche:
It's only a state of mind. suite
Plot:
A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and himself becomes an enemy of the state. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 1 nomination suite
Avis des utilisateurs:
Terry Gilliam's best. suite

Ensemble

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jonathan Pryce ... Sam Lowry

Robert De Niro ... Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle

Katherine Helmond ... Mrs. Ida Lowry

Ian Holm ... Mr. M. 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 ... Harvey Lime

Derrick O'Connor ... Dowser
Kathryn Pogson ... Shirley
Bryan Pringle ... Spiro
Sheila Reid ... Mrs. Buttle
John Flanagan ... T.V. Interviewer / Salesman
Ray Cooper ... Technician
Brian Miller ... Mr. Buttle
Simon Nash ... Boy Buttle
Prudence Oliver ... Girl Buttle

Simon Jones ... Arrest Official
Derek Deadman ... Bill--Dept. of Works
Nigel Planer ... Charlie--Dept. of Works
Terence Bayler ... T.V Commercial Presente
Gorden Kaye ... M.O.I. Lobby Porter
Tony Portacio ... Neighbour in Clark's Pool
Bill Wallis ... Bespectacled lurker
Winston Dennis ... Samurai Warrior
Jack Purvis ... Dr. Chapman
Elizabeth Spender ... Alison / 'Barbara' Lint
Anthony Brown ... Porter - Information Retrieval (as Antony Brown)
Myrtle Devenish ... Typist in Jack's Office
Holly Gilliam ... Holly
John Pierce Jones ... Basement Guard
Ann Way ... Old Lady with Dog
Don Henderson ... First Black Maria Guard
Howard Lew Lewis ... Second 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

Roger Ashton-Griffiths ... Priest
Russell Keith Grant ... Young Gallant at Funeral
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Sue Hodge
Dominic Ffytche ... Office boy (uncredited)
Terry Forestal ... Running Trooper (uncredited)

Terry Gilliam ... Smoking man at Shang-ri La Towers (uncredited)
John Hasler ... Naughty little boy (uncredited)
Peter Sands ... Ida's boyfriend (uncredited)
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Réalisé par
Terry Gilliam 
 
Scénaristes
Terry Gilliam (screenplay) &
Tom Stoppard (screenplay) &
Charles McKeown (screenplay)

Produit par
Patrick Cassavetti .... co-producer
Arnon Milchan .... producer
 
Musique originale
Michael Kamen 
 
Image
Roger Pratt 
 
Montage
Julian Doyle 
 
Distribution des rôles
Irene Lamb 
 
Création des décors
Norman Garwood 
 
Direction artistique
John Beard 
Keith Pain 
 
Création des costumes
James Acheson 
 
Maquillage
Elaine Carew .... hair stylist
Elaine Carew .... makeup artist
Sallie Evans .... hair stylist
Sallie Evans .... makeup artist
Meinir Jones Brock .... hair stylist (as Meinir Brock)
Meinir Jones Brock .... makeup artist (as Meinir Brock)
Sandra Shepherd .... hair stylist
Sandra Shepherd .... makeup artist
Aaron Sherman .... prosthetic makeup
Maggie Weston .... hair designer
Maggie Weston .... makeup designer
Maralyn Sherman .... prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Directeur de production
Linda Bruce .... unit manager
Graham Ford .... production manager
Chantal Perrin-Cluzet .... production manager: french unit
 
Assistant réalisateur
Richard Coleman .... third assistant director
Julian Doyle .... second unit director
Terence Fitch .... additional assistant director
Christopher Newman .... additional assistant director
Chris Thompson .... second assistant director
Guy Travers .... assistant director
Kevin Westley .... additional assistant director
 
Art Department
Bernard Allum .... graphic artist
Lee Apsey .... supervising carpenter
Michael Bacon .... prop man
George Ball .... property master
Françoise Benoît-Fresco .... assistant art director: France (as Françoise Benoît)
Peter Benson .... stand-by prop
Gordon Billings .... prop man
Dennis Bosher .... assistant art director
Dennis Bovington .... chargehand carpenter
Stephen Bream .... draughtsman
Anthony Cain .... signwriter (as Tony Cain)
Stan Cook .... dressing prop chargehand
Ron Cowan .... drapes
Tom Davies .... supervising carpenter
Gary Dawson .... property master
Belinda Edwards .... production buyer
John Frankish .... art department assistant
Andrew Garnet-Lawson .... scenic artist (as Andrew Lawson)
Maggie Gray .... set dressing designer
Alan Grenham .... construction stand-by
Stephen Hargreaves .... construction stand-by
Richard Harris .... construction stand-by
Brian Higgins .... construction stand-by
Craig Hillier .... assistant construction manager
David Jones .... construction stand-by
Michael Jones .... painter supervisor
Iain Lowe .... construction stand-by
John Martin .... construction stand-by
Bill McMinimee .... dreams and models construction manager
John Murphy .... chargehand plasterer
Colin Osgood .... construction stand-by
Tony Rimmington .... draughtsman
Dave Scutt .... graphic artist
Stephen Tranfield .... plasterer supervisor
Peter Verard .... construction manager
Christine Vincent .... art department research
Barry Vine .... construction stand-by
Robert Voysey .... construction stand-by (as Bob Voisey)
Peter Wallis .... prop man
Kenneth Welland .... chargehand painter (as Ken Welland)
David Wicks .... plasterer supervisor
Dave Wiggins .... rigger supervisor
Dennis Wraight .... construction stand-by
John Wright .... construction stand-by
Steve Pugh .... stagehand (uncredited)
 
Technicien du son
Paul Carr .... sound re-recording mixer
Bob Doyle .... sound recordist
Rodney Glenn .... sound editor
Rosie Straker .... boom operator
Eric Tomlinson .... sound recording engineer (uncredited)
 
Effets spéciaux
Ron Burton .... special effects buyer
Terence J. Cox .... special effects assistant (as Terence Cox)
Martin Gant .... special effects technician
George Gibbs .... special effects supervisor
Darrell Guyon .... special effects runner
Ray Hanson .... special effects technician
Ernest Hill .... special effects assistant
Bob Hollow .... special effects technician (as Robert Hollow)
Dave Knowles .... special effects assistant
David McCall .... special effects technician (as Dave McCall)
Tim Willis .... special effects runner
 
Visual Effects
Peter Aston .... model vehicle
Ray Caple .... matte artist
Valerie Charlton .... model maker
Richard Conway .... model effects supervisor
Julian Doyle .... model photographer
Nick Dunlop .... optical effects
Kent Houston .... optical effects
Richard Morrison .... optical effects
Tim Ollive .... optical effects
Roger Pratt .... model photographer
Stanley W. Sayer .... blue screen consultant (as Stanley Sayer)
Neil Sharp .... optical effects
Tim Spence .... model photographer
 
Cascadeur
Vic Armstrong .... stunts
Toby Clark .... stunt double: Small Sam
Tim Condren .... stunts
George Lane Cooper .... stunts
Clive Curtis .... stunts
Perry Davey .... stunts
Jim Dowdall .... stunts
Terry Forestal .... stunts (as Terry Forrestal)
Tex Fuller .... stunts
Martin Grace .... stunts
Frank Henson .... stunts
Nick Hobbs .... stunts
Billy Horrigan .... stunts (as Bill Horrigan)
Wayne Michaels .... stunts
Dinny Powell .... stunts
Greg Powell .... stunts
Terry Richards .... stunts
Tip Tipping .... stunts
Chris Webb .... stunts
Bill Weston .... stunt arranger
 
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby .... still photographer
Peter Butler .... camera grip
Mark Cridlin .... clapper loader
Perry Evans .... electrician
Chuck Finch .... best boy
Jean-Yves Freess .... grip: France
Simon Fulford .... clapper loader
David Garfath .... camera operator
Alan Grosch .... electrician
Brian Herlihy .... additional assistant camera
John Ignatius .... assistant camera
Jean-Claude LeBras .... chief electrician: France
Brian Martin .... best boy
Steve Parker .... additional assistant camera
John 'Porky' Rivers .... grip (as Porky Rivers)
Les Rodhouse .... electrician
Roy Rodhouse .... gaffer
Brian Sullivan .... electrician
Toby Tyler .... electrician
George White Jr. .... electrician (as George White)
 
Casting Department
Margery Simkin .... casting: USA
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Martin Adams .... costumes
Anthony Black .... wardrobe assistant
Vin Burnham .... costumes
Jamie Courtier .... costumes
Jean Fairlie .... wardrobe mistress
Annie Hadley .... costumes
Gilly Hebden .... assistant costume editor
Ray Scott .... costumes
Joyce Stoneman .... wardrobe supervisor
Frank Vinall .... wardrobe master
Colin Wilson .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Cilla Beirne .... assistant editor
Peter Compton .... assistant editor
Margarita Doyle .... assistant editor
Sally Kinnes .... post-production assistant
Keith Lowes .... assistant editor
Roya Salari .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Ray Cooper .... music coordinator
Andrew Jackson .... additional music recordist (as Andy Jackson)
Ray Cooper .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Vic Fraser .... music preparation (uncredited)
Michael Johns .... music editor (uncredited)
Michael Kamen .... conductor (uncredited)
Michael Kamen .... music arranger (uncredited)
Michael Kamen .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Sidney Sax .... musician: violin solo (uncredited)
Sidney Sax .... orchestral fixer (uncredited)
Eric Tomlinson .... music mixer (uncredited)
E.C. Woodley .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Divers
Margaret Adams .... production coordinator
Alan Arnold .... publicist
Laurence Bodini .... production runner
Lesley Broderick .... assistant accountant
Terry Connors .... production accountant
Ira Curtis-Coleman .... video consultant (as Ira Curtis Coleman)
Nick Dunlop .... title designer
Yves Dutheil .... location manager: France (as Yves Duteil)
Penny Eyles .... script supervisor
Geoff Freeman .... publicist
William Hobbs .... samurai fight arranger (as Bill Hobbs)
Denis Hopperton .... stand-by prop chargehand
Kent Houston .... title designer
Elaine Matthews .... trainee continuity (as Melanie Matthews)
Judith May .... cashier
Barry McCormick .... footstep editor
Arnon Milchan .... presenter
Richard Morrison .... title designer
Tim Ollive .... title designer
Katy Radford .... secretary
Hamish Scott .... location researcher
Matthew Scudamore .... production runner
Neil Sharp .... title designer
Bob Stilwell .... follow focus
Margarita Doyle .... assistant to director (uncredited)
Sarah Teboul .... accounting assistant (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete


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Additional Details

Autre(s) titre(s):
1984 and 1/2 (UK) (working title)
1984½ (UK) (working title)
Brazil (France) [fr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for some strong violence. (edited version)
Durée:
132 min | USA:94 min (edited version) | 142 min (director's cut)
Pays:
UK
Langue:
Anglais
Couleur:
Couleur (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 suite
Son:
Dolby
Classification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Germany:12 (re-rating) (uncut) | Germany:18 (original rating) (cut) | Germany:12 (re-rating) (2003) | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:16 (1985) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (1985-2003)
Emplacements De Pelliculage:
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK suite

Curiosités

Anecdotes:
The very first sound in the film is the Telecaster of famous guitarist Amos Garrett. suite
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Just after Sam Lowry has 'hijacked' Jill's truck and is trying to make his escape, Jill has to drive through a couple of barriers. However, the barriers explode and break before the truck has actually reached them. One must also question why wooden barriers are exploding upon impact, in the first place. suite
Guillemet:
[first lines]
Singers: [TV commercial jingle] Central Services: We do the work, you do the pleasure.
TV commercial pitchman: Hi, there. I want to talk to you about ducts.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Getting Gilliam (2005) suite
Soundtrack:
Brazil suite

foire aux questions

What does the title mean?
What did the giant samurai represent?
What was the hideous mask that the torturer wears?
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58 out of 74 people found the following comment useful:-
Terry Gilliam's best., 29 January 1999
Author: Jeff (spoonjef@aol.com) de L.A. CA

Brazil is a mad, paperwork obsessed, duct filled, shopping crazy world. In fact, Brazil is today, minus the ducts. Everyone is obsessed with shopping and in order to get anything done within the world of government, there is paperwork to be filled out, and filled out and on and on. Terry Gilliam's Orwellian nightmare is like a merging of Metropolis and his own mad drawings and cut outs the linked the sketches in Monty Python's Flying Circus. Bureaucrats abound in Gilliam's vision, and they run the place. Anyone with free will and imagination is thought to be dangerous. Visually, the film is a marvel of art direction and miniatures flawlessly edited together. So, be like Harry Tuttle. Go out, become a freelance guerilla plumber and try not to get consumed by paperwork. One last item. If you can, get the Criterion version of Brazil. It's the film that Terry Gilliam intended you to see.

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