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Orwellian fantasy. Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) is happy in his job at the Ministry of Information. Frequent daydreams transport him from drab reality, until the worst occurs.
Terry Gilliam's surreal Orwellian fantasy. Sam Lowry is happy in his job at the Ministry of Information, where frequent daydreams transport him from drab reality. Then the worst occurs - a mistake in the system. Before he knows it, Sam meets the girl of his dreams and finds himself in a nightmare world of renegade heating engineers, storm troopers, terrorists and torturers.
Last on
Wed 12 Oct 2011
22:00
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Sam Lowry | Jonathan Pryce |
| Harry Tuttle | Robert De Niro |
| Mrs Ida Lowry | Katherine Helmond |
| Mr Kurtzmann | Ian Holm |
| Spoor | Bob Hoskins |
| Jack Lint | Michael Palin |
| Mr Warrenn | Ian Richardson |
| Mr Helpmann | Peter Vaughan |
| Jill Layton | Kim Greist |
| Director | Terry Gilliam |
| Dr Jaffe | Jim Broadbent |
| Mrs Terrain | Barbara Hicks |
| Lime | Charles McKeown |
| Dowser | Derrick O'Connor |
| Spiro | Bryan Pringle |
| Technician | Ray Cooper |
| Girl Buttle | Prudence Oliver |
| Arrest Official | Simon Jones |
| Bill | Derek Deadman |
| Charlie | Nigel Planer |
| TV Commercial Presenter | Terence Bayler |
| MOI Lobby Porter | Gorden Kaye |
| Bespectacled Lurker | Bill Wallis |
| Old Lady with Dog | Ann Way |
| Black Maria Guard | Don Henderson |
| Priest | Roger Ashton-Griffiths |
| Writer | Terry Gilliam |
| Writer | Tom Stoppard |
| Writer | Charles McKeown |
| Producer | Arnon Milchan |
