Time Bandits
An adventure-fantasy comedy directed by Monty Python's Terry Gilliam featuring John Cleese, Sean Connery and Shelley Duvall, about six dwarfs who escort a young English schoolboy through time, while being pursued by the Supreme Being. As the tag-line proudly exclaimed: 'Mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence'.
Year: 1980
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy Films, Nick's Favourites, Swashbucklers, Time Travel
Country: UK
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: David Warner, Ian Holm, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond
Duration: 111 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains violence.
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