---
title: '12 Monkeys (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Terry Gilliam'
released: '1995-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 131
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/12-monkeys-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 12 Monkeys (1995)

1995 · 131 min · Crime · United States


## Synopsis

12 Monkeys is a 1995 American science fiction thriller film directed by Terry Gilliam from a screenplay by David Peoples and Janet Peoples, based on Chris Marker's 1962 short film La Jetée. It stars Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Plummer. Set in a post-apocalyptic future devastated by disease, the film follows a convict who is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.

## Credits

- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Pratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-pratt)
- **Director:** [Terry Gilliam](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-gilliam)
- **Screenplay:** [Chris Marker](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-marker), [David Peoples](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-peoples), [Janet Peoples](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-peoples)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Buckmaster](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-buckmaster)
- **Producer:** [Charles Roven](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-roven)
- **Editor:** [Mick Audsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/mick-audsley)

## Cast

- [Bill Raymond](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-raymond)
- [Carol Florence](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-florence)
- [Roger Pratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-pratt)
- [LisaGay Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisagay-hamilton)
- [Stephen Bridgewater](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-bridgewater)
- [Jon Seda](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-seda)
- [Christopher Meloni](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-meloni)
- [Brad Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-pitt)
- [Madeleine Stowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-stowe)
- [Simon Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-jones)
- [Frank Gorshin](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-gorshin)
- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer)
- [Matt Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-ross)
- [Richard Stanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-stanley)
- [David Morse](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-morse)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/12-monkeys-1995
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