Synopsis
In Terry Gilliam’s fantastic voyage through time and space, a young boy named Kevin (Craig Warnock) escapes his gadget-obsessed parents to join a band of time-traveling dwarves. Armed with a map stolen from the Supreme Being (Ralph Richardson), they plunder treasure from Napoleon (Ian Holm) and Agamemnon (Sean Connery)—but the Evil Genius (David Warner) is watching their every move! Featuring a darkly playful script by Gilliam and costar Michael Palin, Time Bandits is all at once giddy fairy tale, revisionist history lesson, and satire on technology gone awry.
Cast
| Robin Hood | John Cleese |
| King Agamemnon | Sean Connery |
| Pansy | Shelley Duvall |
| Mrs. Ogre | Katherine Helmond |
| Napoleon | Ian Holm |
| Vincent | Michael Palin |
| Kevin | Craig Warnock |
| Supreme Being | Ralph Richardson |
| Evil Genius | David Warner |
| Ogre | Peter Vaughan |
Credits
| Director | Terry Gilliam |
| Producer | Terry Gilliam |
| Screenplay | Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam |
| Cinematography | Peter Biziou |
| Editing | Julian Doyle |
| Production Design | Milly Burns |
| Art director | Norman Garwood |
| Costume design | Jim Acheson |
| In association with | Hazel Coté |
| Music | Mike Moran |
| Songs and additional material | George Harrison |
| Hairdressing and makeup by | Maggie Weston and Elaine Carew |
Disc Features
- Audio commentary by director Terry Gilliam, cowriter/actor Michael Palin, and actors John Cleese, David Warner, and Craig Warnock
- Time Bandits scrapbook
- Original theatrical trailer
- Subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
From the Current
Time Bandits
by Mar 29, 1999Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits was the most critically well-received children’s film in nearly two decades—and also the most challenging and rewarding fantasy-adventure movie since Alexander Korda’s The Thief of Bagdad, released forty-one years earlier . . .
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Has anyone seen the Criterion DVD of Time Bandits?
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