Time Bandits
United Kingdom • 1981
Director
#37Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.
Synopsis
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorTerry Gilliam
WriterTerry Gilliam, Michael Palin
CinematographerPeter Biziou
ComposerMike Moran, Trevor Jones
EditorJulian Doyle
ProducerTerry Gilliam