- BFI identifier9736
- Date1985 (Copyright)
1983-11-21 (Production)
1985-02-22 (Release) - Production countryUSA, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisSatirical vision of a bleak future where bureaucrats have the upper hand and 'miscreants' face torture. A man from the Ministry of Information pursues the girl of his dreams. (Synopsis)
- Work historyDuring shooting, the production company was listed as Brazil Production Company Ltd.
- Genre
- CategoryFiction
- Subject
- CreditsDirector: Terry Gilliam
©: Embassy International Pictures
[Production Company]: Brazil Production Company Ltd
view all - CastJonathan Pryce (Sam Lowry)
Robert De Niro (Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle)
Katherine Helmond (Mrs Ida Lowry)
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Title
Brazil (Original)
The Ministry (Working)
1984 ½ (Working)
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