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Synopsis

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identitie

Year1985
CountryUnited States
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I suppose the visual world of Metropolis is one influence...

I have always been a great admirer of films by Fellini, particularly 8 1/2 for its blend of fantasy and reality.

— Terry Gilliam · Gilliam on Gilliam by Nick James
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