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About 1985 film by Terry Gilliam
Genres fantasy, comedy, science fiction, science fiction comedy, retrofuturism, neo-noir, dystopian, Christmas, arthouse science fiction
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Written by Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown
Starring Robert De Niro, Bob Hoskins, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Ian Holm, Jim Broadbent, Jonathan Pryce, Katherine Helmond
Music Michael Kamen
Runtime 142 min
Country United Kingdom, Australia
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