---
title: 'Time Bandits (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Terry Gilliam'
released: '1981-07-16'
runtime_minutes: 112
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/time-bandits-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081633/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Time Bandits (1981)

1981 · PG · 112 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy adventure film co-written, produced, and directed by Terry Gilliam. It stars David Rappaport, Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Peter Vaughan, and David Warner. The film tells the story of a young boy taken on an adventure through time with a band of thieves who plunder treasure from various points in history.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Michael Palin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-palin), [Terry Gilliam](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-gilliam)
- **Director:** [Terry Gilliam](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-gilliam)
- **Producer:** [Terry Gilliam](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-gilliam)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Moran](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-moran)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Biziou](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-biziou)
- **Editor:** [Julian Doyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-doyle)

## Cast

- [Craig Warnock](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-warnock)
- [Charles McKeown](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-mckeown)
- [Derek Deadman](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-deadman)
- [Winston Dennis](https://cinepixo.com/people/winston-dennis)
- [Terence Bayler](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-bayler)
- [John Cleese](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cleese) as Robin Hood
- [David Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-warner)
- [Michael Palin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-palin)
- [Neil McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-mccarthy)
- [Jack Purvis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-purvis)
- [Ian Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-holm) as Napoleon
- [Preston Lockwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/preston-lockwood)
- [Shelley Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-duvall)
- [Tony Jay](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-jay)
- [Ralph Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-richardson)

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