Brazil
“It's only a state of mind.”
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.
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Cast
43 people
Jonathan Pryce
Sam Lowry
Known for
Game of Thrones
3 Body Problem
Robert De Niro
Harry Tuttle
Known for
Joker
GoodFellas
Katherine Helmond
Mrs. Ida Lowry
Known for
Cars
Who's the Boss?
Ian Holm
Mr. Kurtzmann
Known for
Ratatouille
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Bob Hoskins
Spoor
Known for
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Super Mario Bros.
Michael Palin
Jack Lint
Known for
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Ian Richardson
Mr. Warrenn
Known for
From Hell
Dark City
Peter Vaughan
Mr. Helpmann
Known for
Game of Thrones
The 10th Kingdom
Kim Greist
Jill Layton
Known for
Manhunter
Throw Momma from the Train
Jim Broadbent
Dr. Jaffe
Known for
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Hot Fuzz
Barbara Hicks
Mrs. Alma Terrain
Known for
Evil Under the Sun
Britannia Hospital
Charles McKeown
Lime
Known for
Life of Brian
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Terry Gilliam Director · Tom Stoppard Screenplay Charles McKeown Screenplay
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $15M · United States release December 18, 1985
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,953,708
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Embassy International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
1984 and 1/2
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · February 20, 1985
Theatrical
United Kingdom · February 22, 1985
Theatrical
United States · December 18, 1985
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1992
Physical · VHS
Argentina
May 20, 1985 · Theatrical
Australia
September 12, 1985 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 17, 1985 · Theatrical
Canada
February 19, 1986 · Theatrical
Colombia
October 17, 1985 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 15, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
Denmark
April 19, 1985 · Theatrical
Finland
August 16, 1985 · Theatrical
France
September 19, 1993 · Physical · VHS
May 6, 1999 · Physical · DVD
February 15, 2012 · Physical · Blu-Ray
May 15, 2015 · Digital · VOD
June 10, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
June 5, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
July 8, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
Germany
April 26, 1985 · Theatrical
Greece
December 1, 1985 · Theatrical
March 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
April 18, 1986 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 5, 1988 · Theatrical
Indonesia
August 1, 2026 · Digital · KlikFilm
Ireland
March 29, 1985 · Theatrical
Italy
March 13, 1985 · Premiere · Turin
August 23, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
October 10, 1986 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 17, 1985 · Premiere · XVIII Muestra Internacional de Cine
Netherlands
February 28, 1985 · Theatrical
October 1, 2003 · Physical · DVD
November 2, 2003 · TV · Veronica
New Zealand
March 18, 1985 · Theatrical
May 12, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Norway
June 1, 1985 · Theatrical
Peru
December 19, 1985 · Theatrical
Poland
August 1, 2018 · Digital
Portugal
June 12, 1985 · Theatrical
Romania
February 20, 1985 · Premiere
Singapore
July 13, 1990 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 5, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
October 9, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 15, 1985 · Theatrical
November 27, 1985 · Physical · VHS
June 28, 2006 · Physical · DVD
September 19, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Ukraine
October 25, 2020 · Premiere · Kyiv Critics' Week
Uruguay
December 5, 1985 · Theatrical
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