Principal cast
Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm and Bob Hoskins
Film 357 of 498 on the Screen Path
Brazil
It's only a state of mind.
About the film
Brazil at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1985 film at stop 357 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
Key craft credits
Roger Pratt (director of photography), Julian Doyle (editor), Michael Kamen (original music composer), Charles McKeown (screenplay) and Terry Gilliam (screenplay)
- Director
- Terry Gilliam
- Release
- 1985-02-20
- Runtime
- 143 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy and Science Fiction
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Jonathan PryceCharacter: Sam Lowry
- Robert De NiroCharacter: Harry Tuttle
- Katherine HelmondCharacter: Mrs. Ida Lowry
- Ian HolmCharacter: Mr. Kurtzmann
- Bob HoskinsCharacter: Spoor
- Michael PalinCharacter: Jack Lint
- Ian RichardsonCharacter: Mr. Warrenn
- Peter VaughanCharacter: Mr. Helpmann
- Kim GreistCharacter: Jill Layton
- Jim BroadbentCharacter: Dr. Jaffe
- Barbara HicksCharacter: Mrs. Alma Terrain
- Charles McKeownCharacter: Lime
Full crew
Full crew
- Terry GilliamCredits: Director, Screenplay
- Roger PrattCredits: Director of Photography
- James AchesonCredits: Costume Design
- Patrick CassavettiCredits: Producer
- Irene LambCredits: Casting
- Tom StoppardCredits: Screenplay
- Julian DoyleCredits: Editor
- Arnon MilchanCredits: Producer
- Michael KamenCredits: Original Music Composer
- Rodney GlennCredits: Sound Editor
- Norman GarwoodCredits: Production Design
- Gary DawsonCredits: Property Master
- George BallCredits: Property Master
- Keith PainCredits: Art Direction
- John BeardCredits: Art Direction
- Margery SimkinCredits: Casting
- Graham FordCredits: Production Manager
- Bob DoyleCredits: Sound Recordist
- Dennis BosherCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Roy RodhouseCredits: Gaffer
- Alan ArnoldCredits: Publicist
- Françoise Benoît-FrescoCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Paul CarrCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- David GarfathCredits: Camera Operator
- Penny EylesCredits: Script Supervisor
- Geoff FreemanCredits: Publicist
- David ApplebyCredits: Still Photographer
- Andrew Garnet-LawsonCredits: Scenic Artist
- Greg PowellCredits: Stunts
- Richard ConwayCredits: Visual Effects
- Vic ArmstrongCredits: Stunts
- Charles McKeownCredits: Screenplay
- Ary BarrosoCredits: Music
- Maggie WestonCredits: Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
- Sallie EvansCredits: Makeup & Hair
- Elaine CarewCredits: Makeup & Hair
- Meinir Jones-LewisCredits: Makeup & Hair
- Sandra ShepherdCredits: Makeup & Hair
- Aaron ShermanCredits: Prosthetic Makeup Artist
- Chuck FinchCredits: Best Boy Electric
- Perry EvansCredits: Electrician
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