---
title: 'Brazil (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Terry Gilliam'
released: '1985-02-20'
runtime_minutes: 140
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/brazil-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Brazil (1985)

1985 · R · 140 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Brazil is a 1985 dystopian science fiction black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film stars Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan, and Kim Greist.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Charles McKeown](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-mckeown), [Terry Gilliam](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-gilliam), [Tom Stoppard](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-stoppard)
- **Director:** [Terry Gilliam](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-gilliam)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Kamen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kamen)
- **Producer:** [Arnon Milchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnon-milchan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Pratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-pratt)
- **Editor:** [Julian Doyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-doyle)

## Cast

- [David Gant](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-gant)
- [Barbara Hicks](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-hicks) as Mrs. Alma Terrain
- [John Flanagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-flanagan)
- [Bob Hoskins](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hoskins) as Spoor
- [Charles McKeown](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-mckeown) as Harvey Lime
- [Simon Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-jones)
- [Peter Vaughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-vaughan) as Mr. Helpmann
- [Robert De Niro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-niro) as Harry Tuttle
- [Roger Ashton-Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-ashton-griffiths)
- [Ian Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-holm) as Mr. Kurtzmann
- [Jim Broadbent](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-broadbent) as Dr. Jaffe
- [Gorden Kaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/gorden-kaye)
- [Terry Gilliam](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-gilliam) as Smoking man at Shangri-La Towers
- [Katherine Helmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/katherine-helmond) as Mrs. Ida Lowry
- [Jonathan Pryce](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-pryce) as Sam Lowry

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/brazil-1985
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