Brazil

Film Info

United Kingdom
1985
142 minutes
Color
1.78:1
English
Spine #51

In the dystopian masterpiece Brazil, Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. This cautionary tale by Terry Gilliam, one of the great films of the 1980s, has come to be esteemed alongside antitotalitarian works by the likes of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr. And in terms of set design, cinematography, music, and effects, Brazil is a nonstop dazzler.

Cast

Sam Lowry	Jonathan Pryce
Harry Tuttle	Robert De Niro
Mrs. Ida Lowry	Katherine Helmond
Mr. Kurtzmann	Ian Holm
Spoor	Bob Hoskins
Jack Lint	Michael Palin
Mr. Warrenn	Ian Richardson
Mr. Helpmann	Peter Vaughan
Jill Layton	Kim Greist
Dr. Jaffe	Jim Broadbent
Mrs. Terrain	Barbara Hicks
Lime	Charles McKeown

Credits

Director	Terry Gilliam
Producer	Arnon Milchan
Coproducer	Patrick Cassavetti
Screenplay	Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown
Director of photography	Roger Pratt
Editor	Julian Doyle
Original music by	Michael Kamen
Production design	Norman Garwood
Special effects supervisor	George Gibbs
Model effects supervisor	Richard Conway
Costume design	James Acheson
Hair and makeup design	Maggie Weston
Art directors	John Beard and Keith Pain

Disc Features

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION

New, restored high-definition digital transfer of Terry Gilliam’s 142-minute director’s cut, approved by Gilliam, with DTS-HD Master Audio surround soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Audio commentary by Gilliam
What Is “Brazil”?, Rob Hedden’s on-set documentary (DVD box set and Blu-ray editions only)
The Production Notebook, a collection of interviews and video essays, featuring a trove of Brazil-iana from Gilliam’s personal collection (DVD box set and Blu-ray editions only)
The Battle of “Brazil,” a documentary about the film’s contentious release, hosted by Jack Mathews and based on his book of the same name (DVD box set and Blu-ray editions only)
“Love Conquers All” version, the studio’s 94-minute, happy-ending cut of Brazil, with commentary by Brazil expert David Morgan (DVD box set and Blu-ray editions only)
Trailer (DVD box set and Blu-ray editions only)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: A new essay by Jack Matthews on the DVD editions and a booklet featuring a new essay by film critic David Sterritt on the Blu-ray edition

Cover based on a theatrical poster