DVD365.net | News Article | Time Bandits: Limited Edition (1981)

Summary

A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits, released on limited edition 4K UHD 28th August 2023 from Arrow Video.

Cast

David Warner, John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Craig Warnock, Ian Holm, Ralph Richardson, Michael Palin, Jim Broadbent

Director

Terry Gilliam

Producer

Terry Gilliam

Distributor

Arrow Video

Run time

1 hour 56 minutes

Release date

28/08/2023

Hash Tag

#TimeBandits #LimitedEdition

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The film that established Terry Gilliam as more than just Monty Python's resident animator, this delightfully inventive children's fantasy is about young Kevin (Craig Warnock) who finds himself travelling through holes in the space-time continuum in the company of half a dozen fractious dwarfs.

Along the way, he encounters Agamemnon (Sean Connery), Robin Hood (John Cleese), Napoleon (Ian Holm) and winds up as a passenger on the Titanic, although not necessarily in that order. But is this just random entertainment laid on for history fan Kevin's benefit, or part of a wider struggle between the forces of Good (Ralph Richardson) and Evil (David Warner)?

This is a rare example of an independent British film taking on American blockbusters. Now, it's a much-loved fantasy classic bursting with inspired images and ideas: Gilliam and co-writer Michael Palin (who also appears) are clearly enjoying themselves as much as their audience.

Time Bandits is released on limited edition 4K UHD 28th August 2023 from Arrow Video.

Special Features

Chasing Time Bandits - an interview with Terry Gilliam
Writing the Film that Dares Not Speak Its Name - an interview in which Michael Palin discusses co-writing and acting in Time Bandits
The Effects of Time Bandits - an interview in which Kent Houston, founder of the Peerless Camera Company, discusses Time Bandits' optical effects
Playing Evil - an interview in which actor David Warner remembers producer George Harrison and playing Evil in Time Bandits
The Costumes of Time Bandits - an interview with costume designer James Acheson
The Look of Time Bandits - an interview with production designer Milly Burns
From Script to Screen - an animated featurette in which Milly Burns takes us through her production notebooks, location photographs and storyboards revealing how twentieth century Morocco was transformed into ancient Greece
Original Trailer
Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original theatrical artwork and a recreation of the map seen in the film
Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by critic James Oliver

Please note - Disc special features are subject to change, may differ from format to format and/or may differ from region to region.

John Cleese

Hold the Sunset: Series 1, A Fish Called Wanda, Get Squirrely, Absolutely Anything, Time Bandits, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Big Year, Erik The Viking: The Complete Viking, Planet 51, Time Bandits, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete Series 1-4 Box Set, Charlotte's Web, Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle, Charlotte's Web, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Die Another Day, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Rat Race, The World is not Enough, At Last The 1948 Show, Clockwise, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete Series 2, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Series 4, Erik the Viking: Special Edition, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life

Jim Broadbent

Paddington 2, Paddington 2, The Sense of An Ending, Ethel & Ernest, Bridget Jones's Baby, Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods, London Spy: The Complete Series, The Lady in the Van, War and Peace, Brooklyn, Paddington, Postman Pat: The Movie, Closed Circuit, Le Week-End, Cloud Atlas, Arthur Christmas, The Iron Lady, Exile, Animals United 3D, Another Year, Any Human Heart, Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Moulin Rouge, Topsy-Turvy, Vanity Fair, King of Thieves, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Go-Between, Dolittle, Topsy-Turvy: The Criterion Collection, Six Minutes to Midnight, Vera Drake, The Duke, The Duke, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Murder Most Horrid: Series 1, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Michael Palin

The Death of Stalin, Jabberwocky: The Criterion Collection, A Fish Called Wanda, Absolutely Anything, Remember Me, Time Bandits, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Ripping Yarns: The Complete Series, Brazil, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), Time Bandits, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete Series 1-4 Box Set, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Vanity Fair, The Missionary, Worzel Gummidge, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete Series 2, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Series 4, Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life

Terry Gilliam

Jabberwocky: The Criterion Collection, The Fisher King: The Criterion Collection, Time Bandits, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil, Time Bandits, Twelve Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 12 Monkeys, The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen: The Criterion Collection, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Limited Edition

Ralph Richardson

The Sound Barrier, Things To Come, Outcast Of The Islands: 50th Anniversary Edition, Time to Remember, The Heiress: The Criterion Collection, Morecambe and Wise at ITV, Watership Down, Frankenstein: The True Story, The Passionate Stranger: Vintage Classics

Sean Connery

Zardoz, Goldfinger: Limited Edition Steelbook, Time Bandits, Anna Karenina, Time Bandits, Highlander: Immortal Edition, Diamonds are Forever, Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Special Edition, Never Say Never Again, The Rock: Criterion Edition, Thunderball, You Only Live Live Twice, Hunt For Red October: 30th Anniversary, The Frightened City, Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection 4K, The Hunt For Red October, Highlander: Collector's Edition, The Untouchables, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Ian Holm

Time Bandits, Chariots Of Fire: 30th Anniversary Edition, Brazil, The Fifth Element, Time Bandits, Bless the Child, The Day After Tomorrow: Special Edition, Existenz, The Fifth Element, Lord of War, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Special Extended Edition), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Fifth Element, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit Trilogy, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Naked Lunch: Limited Edition

David Warner

A Thousand Kisses Deep, The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, The Omen, Planet of the Apes, Cross Of Iron: Vintage Classics

Shelley Duvall

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