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Brazil [videorecording] / Universal, an MCA company ; Arnon Milchan presents a Terry Gilliam film ; Embassy International Pictures ; produced by Aron Milchan ; directed by Terry Gilliam ; screenplay by Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, charles McKeown.

Contributor(s): Gilliam, Terry | Milchan, Arnon | Stoppard, Tom | McKeown, Charles | Pratt, Roger | Kamen, Michael | Pryce, Jonathan | De Niro, Robert | Palin, Michael | Helmond, Katherine | Holm, Ian, 1931- | Hoskins, Bob | Universal Pictures (Firm) | Embassy International Pictures | Criterion Collection (Firm).
Series: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs): 51Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2006Description: 1 videodisc (142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (unpaged).Other title: Brazil, the final cut [Alternate title on disc and verso of container:].Subject(s): Bureaucracy -- Drama | Computers -- Drama | Heroes -- Drama | Man-woman relationships -- Drama | Science fiction films | Feature films -- Great Britain | Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Production Credits: Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; film editor, Julian Doyle ; original music, Michael Kamen.
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins.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.
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DVDs DVDs American University in Dubai American University in Dubai AUDIO & DVD Collection DVD Brazi (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 604347

Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.

Special features: 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.

Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; film editor, Julian Doyle ; original music, Michael Kamen.

Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins.

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.

DVD, region 1, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs, 1.78:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital stereo surround.

Closed-captioned.

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