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Time Bandits

1981 film directed by Terry Gilliam
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Summary

Time Bandits is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,959 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: The President's Memorial Award[3]
  • Director: Terry Gilliam[4]
  • Screenwriter: Michael Palin[5], Terry Gilliam[6]
  • Composer: Michael Moran[7]
  • Genre: science fiction film[8], fantasy film[9], adventure film[10], comedy film[11], time-travel film[12], steampunk film[13]
  • Followed by: Brazil[14]
  • Cast member: John Cleese[15], Sean Connery[16], Shelley Duvall[17], Katherine Helmond[18], Ian Holm[19], Ralph Richardson[20], Peter Vaughan[21], David Warner[22], Kenny Baker[23], Michael Palin[24], Jim Broadbent[25], Craig Warnock[26], David Daker[27], Charles McKeown[28]
  • Producer: Terry Gilliam[29]
  • Production company: HandMade Films[30], Janus Films[31]
  • Director of photography: Peter Biziou[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 90%[35], 7.9/10[36], 79/100[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[39]
  • Publication date: July 13, 1981[40], March 18, 1982[41], July 16, 1981[42], November 6, 1981[43], 1981[44]
  • Characters: Napoleon[45], Robin Hood[46], Agamemnon[47]
  • Distributed by: Embassy Pictures[48], Netflix[49], Xfinity Streampix[50]
  • Narrative location: Atlantic Ocean[51], Ancient Greece[52], England[53]
  • Filming location: Morocco[54]
  • Main subject: time travel[55]
  • Film editor: Julian Doyle[56]

Why It Matters

Time Bandits has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did Time Bandits receive?

Honors received include The President's Memorial Award[3].

Related Entities

England film Ian Holm Jim Broadbent John Cleese Katherine Helmond Michael Palin Morocco Napoleon Netflix Peter Vaughan Ralph Richardson Sean Connery Shelley Duvall ship Terry Gilliam United Kingdom

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Followed by → Brazil
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  5. 20w ago · Ontogon · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Duration → {'amount': '+112'}
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    Distributed by → Embassy Pictures, Netflix, Xfinity Streampix
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