Time Bandits (Original title)
Dates: 1981 (Copyright), 13 July 1981 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Terry Gilliam
Synopsis: Fantasy, comedy. A young boy and a group of dwarfs on the instructions of the 'Supreme Being' pass through time holes to patch up the shoddier parts of his creation. Instead of mending, the dwarfs steal treasures from different periods of history, meet many famous characters, and encounter Evil.
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
Subjects: Folktales, Theft, Childhood
Releases
Date: 13 July 1981Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 113 mins 26 secs - Length: 10208 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: HandMade Films
Date: 03 April 1987Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 111 mins 13 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Thorn-EMI
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(13)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10427 FeetBFI identifier: C-564591
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-7077079
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-831194
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(5)
Description: Umatic (unspecified)Line standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590982
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Umatic (unspecified)BFI identifier: C-590938
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-831194
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376861
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376862
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(8)
Description: 35mm Colour NegativeBase: SafetySound: SilentStock date: 1979BFI identifier: N-3683887
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10429 FeetBFI identifier: C-172055
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10427 FeetBFI identifier: C-564591
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-7077079
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1981BFI identifier: N-3683889
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm InterpositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1981BFI identifier: N-3683899
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magnetic recordingBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1981BFI identifier: N-3683890
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1981BFI identifier: N-3683888
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1981 (Copyright), 13 July 1981 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Terry Gilliam
Synopsis: Fantasy, comedy. A young boy and a group of dwarfs on the instructions of the 'Supreme Being' pass through time holes to patch up the shoddier parts of his creation. Instead of mending, the dwarfs steal treasures from different periods of history, meet many famous characters, and encounter Evil.
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
Subjects: Folktales, Theft, Childhood
Releases
Date: 13 July 1981Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 113 mins 26 secs - Length: 10208 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: HandMade Films
Date: 03 April 1987Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 111 mins 13 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Thorn-EMI
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(13)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10427 FeetBFI identifier: C-564591
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-7077079
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-831194
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(5)
Description: Umatic (unspecified)Line standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590982
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Umatic (unspecified)BFI identifier: C-590938
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-831194
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376861
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376862
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(8)
Description: 35mm Colour NegativeBase: SafetySound: SilentStock date: 1979BFI identifier: N-3683887
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10429 FeetBFI identifier: C-172055
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10427 FeetBFI identifier: C-564591
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-7077079
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1981BFI identifier: N-3683889
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm InterpositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1981BFI identifier: N-3683899
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magnetic recordingBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1981BFI identifier: N-3683890
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1981BFI identifier: N-3683888
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film