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Time Bandits

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Time Bandits
© 1981 Handmade Films Ltd. − All right reserved.

Time Bandits

Poster for the movie "Time Bandits"
Release Date  13 July 1981 (1 h 56 min)
Directed by  Terry Gilliam
Writer  Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin
Composer  Mike Moran
Country   United Kingdom
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.

  • Year of production  1981
  • Release Date  13 July 1981
  • Local Release Date  13 November 1981
  • Revenue  $42,365,581
  • Budget  $5,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

All the dreams you've ever had and not just the good ones.

Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.


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  • TMDb ID  36819
  • Original Title  Time Bandits
  • Release Date  13 July 1981
  • Local Release Date  13 November 1981
  • Runtime  1 h 56 min
  • Production  Handmade Films Ltd.
  • Country   United Kingdom
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director  Terry Gilliam
  • Producer  Terry Gilliam
  • Director of Photography  Peter Biziou
  • Original Music Composer  Mike Moran
  • Author 
  • Writer  Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $5,000,000
  • Revenue  $42,365,581
  • IMDb Id  tt0081633
  • Adult 
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
© 1971 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Poster for the movie "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
Release Date  29 June 1971 (1 h 40 min)
Directed by  Mel Stuart
Writer 
Composer  Leslie Bricusse, Walter Scharf
Genres  Music, Family, Fantasy
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside five of his delicious candy bars will admit their lucky holders into his top-secret confectionary. But does Wonka have an agenda hidden amid a world of Oompa Loompas and chocolate rivers?

  • Year of production  1971
  • Release Date  29 June 1971
  • Local Release Date  30 June 1971
  • Revenue  $4,000,000
  • Budget  $3,000,000
  • Language  English, French, German


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Overview

It's Scrumdiddlyumptious!

Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside five of his delicious candy bars will admit their lucky holders into his top-secret confectionary. But does Wonka have an agenda hidden amid a world of Oompa Loompas and chocolate rivers?


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  • Movie Rating  Not rated
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  • TMDb ID  252
  • Original Title  Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  • Release Date  29 June 1971
  • Local Release Date  30 June 1971
  • Runtime  1 h 40 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures, David L. Wolper Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, French, German
  • Genres  Music, Family, Fantasy
  • Director  Mel Stuart
  • Producer  Stan Margulies, David L. Wolper
  • Director of Photography  Arthur Ibbetson
  • Original Music Composer  Leslie Bricusse, Walter Scharf
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  G
  • Budget  $3,000,000
  • Revenue  $4,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0067992
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Return of the Jedi

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Return of the Jedi
© 1983 Lucasfilm − All right reserved.

Return of the Jedi

Poster for the movie "Return of the Jedi"
Release Date  23 May 1983 (2 h 15 min)
Directed by  Richard Marquand
Writer 
Composer  John Williams
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

As Rebel leaders map their strategy for an all-out attack on the Emperor's newer, bigger Death Star. Han Solo remains frozen in the cavernous desert fortress of Jabba the Hutt, the most loathsome outlaw in the universe, who is also keeping Princess Leia as a slave girl. Now a master of the Force, Luke Skywalker rescues his friends, but he cannot become a true Jedi Knight until he wages his own crucial battle against Darth Vader, who has sworn to win Luke over to the dark side of the Force.

  • Year of production  1983
  • Release Date  23 May 1983
  • Local Release Date  4 April 1997
  • Revenue  $572,700,000
  • Budget  $32,350,000
  • Language  English


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The Empire Falls...

As Rebel leaders map their strategy for an all-out attack on the Emperor's newer, bigger Death Star. Han Solo remains frozen in the cavernous desert fortress of Jabba the Hutt, the most loathsome outlaw in the universe, who is also keeping Princess Leia as a slave girl. Now a master of the Force, Luke Skywalker rescues his friends, but he cannot become a true Jedi Knight until he wages his own crucial battle against Darth Vader, who has sworn to win Luke over to the dark side of the Force.


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  • TMDb ID  1892
  • Original Title  Return of the Jedi
  • Release Date  23 May 1983
  • Local Release Date  4 April 1997
  • Runtime  2 h 15 min
  • Production  Lucasfilm, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
  • Director  Richard Marquand
  • Producer  Howard G. Kazanjian
  • Director of Photography 
  • Original Music Composer  John Williams
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $32,350,000
  • Revenue  $572,700,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0086190
  • Adult 
  • Homepage  http://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-vi-return-of-the-jedi

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John Williams

Production

Howard G. Kazanjian

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Lucasfilm
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

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