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HandMade Films
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Featuring: John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Ralph Richardson, Peter Vaughan, David Warner, Jim Broadbent, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Jack Purvis, Mike Edmonds, Tiny Ross, Craig Warnock
In this fantastic voyage through time and space from Terry Gilliam, a boy named Kevin (Craig Warnock) escapes his gadget-obsessed parents to join a band of time travelers. Armed with a map stolen from the Supreme Being (Ralph Richardson), they plunder treasure from Napoleon (Ian Holm) and Agamemnon (Sean Connery)—but the Evil Genius (David Warner) is watching their every move. Featuring a darkly playful script by Gilliam and his Monty Python cohort Michael Palin (who also appears in the film), Time Bandits is at once a giddy fairy tale, a revisionist history lesson, and a satire of technology gone awry.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
4K UHD
Blu-ray
Discs:
UHD-100 (1 Disc)
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
None (4K UHD)
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Stereo 2.0
Resolution:
2160p/24
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
HDR:
HDR10
Dolby Vision
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Video Presentation, Interview, Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Insert
- Audio commentary featuring Terry Gilliam, cowriter-actor Michael Palin, and actors John Cleese, David Warner, and Craig Warnock
- Program on the creation of the film’s various historical periods and fantasy worlds, narrated by film writer David Morgan and featuring production designer Milly Burns and costume designer James Acheson
- Conversation between Terry Gilliam and film scholar Peter von Bagh, recorded at the 1998 Midnight Sun Film Festival
- Appearance by actor Shelley Duvall on Tom Snyder’s Tomorrow show from 1981
- Gallery of rare photographs from the set
- Trailer
- Insert featuring an essay by David Sterritt
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Restoration Information
Time Bandits
Restoration by:
Silver Salt Restoration Ltd.
Year: 2022
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Time Bandits
Restoration by:
Arrow Films
Deluxe Digital Cinema
Year: 2013
Scanned at: 2K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Release Notes on Restoration
Time Bandits is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Supervised by director Terry Gilliam, this new restoration was created in 4K resolution on an ARRISCAN XT film scanner from the 35mm original camera negative at Silver Salt Restoration Ltd. in Slough, England. The original stereo soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from the 35mm magnetic track. On the 4K Ultra HD disc, the feature is presented in Dolby Vision HDR (high dynamic range). On the Blu-ray, it is presented in high-definition SDR (standard dynamic range).