Brazil
1985 dystopian film by Terry Gilliam
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Summary
Brazil is a film[1]. Brazil ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,437 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Terry Gilliam[3]
- Screenwriter: Terry Gilliam[4], Tom Stoppard[5], Charles McKeown[6]
- Composer: Michael Kamen[7]
- Genre: neo-noir[8], science fiction film[9], fantasy film[10], science fiction comedy[11], comedy film[12], Christmas film[13], dystopian film[14], retrofuturism[15], arthouse science fiction film[16]
- Follows: Time Bandits[17]
- Followed by: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen[18]
- Cast member: Jonathan Pryce[19], Robert De Niro[20], Katherine Helmond[21], Ian Holm[22], Bob Hoskins[23], Michael Palin[24], Ian Richardson[25], Peter Vaughan[26], Kim Greist[27], Jim Broadbent[28], Barbara Hicks[29], Charles McKeown[30], Derrick O'Connor[31], Terry Gilliam[32]
- Producer: Arnon Milchan[33]
- Production company: Regency Enterprises[34]
- Director of photography: Roger Pratt[35]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[36]
- Commons category: Brazil[37]
- Distribution format: video on demand[38]
- Review score: 8.8[39], 98%[40], 84/100[41]
- Color: color[42]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[43], Australia[44]
- Publication date: February 20, 1985[45], April 26, 1985[46], December 18, 1985[47], June 22, 1985[48], February 19, 1986[49]
- Characters: Harry Tuttle[50]
- Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[51], Netflix[52], Disney+[53]
- Film editor: Julian Doyle[54]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[55], Academy Award for Best Production Design[56]
- Title: Brazil[57]
- MPA film rating: R[58]
- Duration: 142[59]
Product Details
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Release type: Album[60]
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Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[61]
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First release date: 1992[62]
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Genre(s): classical[63]
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Community tags: classical[64]
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MusicBrainz ID: 4b2ae2e6-52b0-312e-b336-477dfbb19b41[65]
Why It Matters
Brazil has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Brazil is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]