Time Bandits
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Edition: Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
A boy named Kevin escapes his gadget-obsessed parents to join a band of time-traveling dwarves. Armed with a map stolen from the Supreme Being, they plunder treasure from Napoleon and Agamemnon; but Evil is watching their every move. A giddy fairy tale, a revisionist history lesson, and a satire on technology gone awry.
Series: Criterion collection ; 37.
Other Authors:
Gilliam, Terry, commentator, director, producer, screenwriter.
Harrison, George, 1943-2001, composer (expression), producer.
O'Brien, Denis, producer.
Palin, Michael, actor, screenwriter.
Warnock, Craig, 1970- actor, commentator.
Rappaport, David, 1951-1990, actor.
Baker, Kenny, 1934-2016, actor.
Dixon, Malcolm (Actor), actor.
Edmonds, Mike, 1944- actor.
Purvis, Jack, 1937-1997, actor.
Ross, Tiny, actor.
Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983, actor.
Duvall, Shelley, 1949- actor.
Connery, Sean, actor.
Holm, Ian, 1931-2020, actor.
Cleese, John, actor, commentator.
Warner, David, 1941-2022, actor, commentator.
Helmond, Katherine, actor.
Vaughan, Peter, 1923-2016, actor.
Biziou, Peter, director of photography.
Moran, Mike, 1948- composer (expression), arranger of music.
Handmade Films, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor, production company.
Gilliam, Terry, commentator, director, producer, screenwriter.
Harrison, George, 1943-2001, composer (expression), producer.
O'Brien, Denis, producer.
Palin, Michael, actor, screenwriter.
Warnock, Craig, 1970- actor, commentator.
Rappaport, David, 1951-1990, actor.
Baker, Kenny, 1934-2016, actor.
Dixon, Malcolm (Actor), actor.
Edmonds, Mike, 1944- actor.
Purvis, Jack, 1937-1997, actor.
Ross, Tiny, actor.
Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983, actor.
Duvall, Shelley, 1949- actor.
Connery, Sean, actor.
Holm, Ian, 1931-2020, actor.
Cleese, John, actor, commentator.
Warner, David, 1941-2022, actor, commentator.
Helmond, Katherine, actor.
Vaughan, Peter, 1923-2016, actor.
Biziou, Peter, director of photography.
Moran, Mike, 1948- composer (expression), arranger of music.
Handmade Films, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor, production company.
Subjects:
Time travel -- Drama.
Dwarfs (Folklore) -- Drama.
Boys -- Drama.
Dwarfs (Folklore)
Boys.
Time travel.
Time travel -- Drama.
Dwarfs (Folklore) -- Drama.
Boys -- Drama.
Dwarfs (Folklore)
Boys.
Time travel.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG.
ISBN:
9781604659320
UPC: 715515133210
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BD COMEDY Time | Main (Downtown) | Blu-ray Disc | Out (Due: 5/25/2024) |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
Special features: Audio commentary featuring Gilliam, cowriter/actor Michael Palin, and actors John Cleese, David Warner, and Craig Warnock; new piece narrated by film writer David Morgan and featuring production designer Milly Burns and costume designer James Acheson on the creation of the film's various historical periods and fantasy worlds; conversation between Gilliam and film scholar Petervon Bagh at Finland's Midnight Sun Film Festival in 1998; excerpt from a 1981 appearance by actor Shelley Duvall on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show; an essay by critic David Sterritt.
Director of photography, Peter Biziou ; editor, Julian Doyle ; music score composer and orchestrator, Mike Moran ; songs and additional material, George Harrison.
Craig Warnock, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds, Jack Purvis, Tiny Ross, Ralph Richardson, Shelley Duvall, Sean Connery, Ian Holm, John Cleese, Michael Palin, David Warner, Katherine Helmond, Peter Vaughan.
Blu-ray; region A; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; uncompressed stereo.
English dialogue with optional SDH English subtitles for the hearing-impaired; Closed-captioned.
Special features: Audio commentary featuring Gilliam, cowriter/actor Michael Palin, and actors John Cleese, David Warner, and Craig Warnock; new piece narrated by film writer David Morgan and featuring production designer Milly Burns and costume designer James Acheson on the creation of the film's various historical periods and fantasy worlds; conversation between Gilliam and film scholar Petervon Bagh at Finland's Midnight Sun Film Festival in 1998; excerpt from a 1981 appearance by actor Shelley Duvall on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show; an essay by critic David Sterritt.
Director of photography, Peter Biziou ; editor, Julian Doyle ; music score composer and orchestrator, Mike Moran ; songs and additional material, George Harrison.
Craig Warnock, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds, Jack Purvis, Tiny Ross, Ralph Richardson, Shelley Duvall, Sean Connery, Ian Holm, John Cleese, Michael Palin, David Warner, Katherine Helmond, Peter Vaughan.
Blu-ray; region A; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; uncompressed stereo.
English dialogue with optional SDH English subtitles for the hearing-impaired; Closed-captioned.