
About
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 identitie...
Cast

Jonathan Pryce
Sam Lowry

Robert De Niro
Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle

Katherine Helmond
Mrs. Ida Lowry

Ian Holm
Mr. M. Kurtzmann

Bob Hoskins
Spoor

Michael Palin
Jack Lint

Ian Richardson
Mr. Warrenn

Peter Vaughan
Mr. Helpmann

Kim Greist
Jill Layton
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Lists
#177 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
#83 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
#165 on 500 Essential Cult Movies Jennifer Eiss
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
Awards
Oscar nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Terry Gilliam Charles McKeown