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Time Bandits (Blu-ray) (1981)
...they didn't make history, they stole it!Director: Terry Gilliam
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director Terry Gilliam, co-screenwriter/actor Michael Palin, and actors John Cleese, David Warner and Craig Warnock (1998)
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Extras:"Creating the Worlds of Time Bandits" featurette (23:24)
"Terry Gilliam and Peter von Bagh" conversation (79:39)
"Shelley Duvall" excerpt from a 1981 episode of NBC's Tomorrow show (8:46)
Stills Gallery (25 stills)
Theatrical Trailer (3:10) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Remastered 2K transfer.
Comes with a lenticular slipcase and a foldout featuring the Map of The Universe on one side and an essay by critic David Sterritt o the other. -
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Extras:Interview with director Terry Gilliam (18:12)
Theatrical Trailer (3:09) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080i60 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit)
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director Terry Gilliam, co-screenwriter/actor Michael Palin, and actors John Cleese, David Warner and Craig Warnock (1998)
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Extras:"Creating the Worlds of Time Bandits" featurette (23:24)
"Terry Gilliam and Peter von Bagh" conversation (79:39)
"Shelley Duvall" excerpt from a 1981 episode of NBC's Tomorrow show (8:46)
Stills Gallery (25 stills)
Theatrical Trailer (3:10) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Remastered 2K transfer.
Comes with a lenticular slipcase and a foldout featuring the Map of The Universe on one side and an essay by critic David Sterritt o the other. -
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Extras:Interview with director Terry Gilliam (18:12)
Theatrical Trailer (3:09) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080i60 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit)
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Interview with director Terry Gilliam and actor/writer Michael Palin (27:14)
"The Two Terrys" interview with Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones (17:18)
"The Directors: The Films of Terry Gilliam" documentary (58:31)
"The Handmade Story" featurette (24:35)
"Scrapbook" photo slideshow (2:53)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:53)
English Theatrical Trailer #1 (3:08)
English Theatrical Trailer #2 (1:25)
Bonus Trailers
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (1:41)
- 12 Monkeys (1:40)
- Tideland (0:57)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Interview with director Terry Gilliam and actor/writer Michael Palin (27:14)
"The Two Terrys" interview with Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones (17:18)
"The Directors: The Films of Terry Gilliam" documentary (58:31)
"The Handmade Story" featurette (24:34)
"Scrapbook" photo slideshow (2:53)
Photo Gallery
Biographies for:
- John Cleese (Actor)
- Sean Connery (Actor)
- Shelley Duvall (Actress)
- Ian Holm (Actor)
- Michael Palin (Actor)
- Terry Gilliam (Director)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:53)
English Theatrical Trailer #1 (3:09)
English Theatrical Trailer #2 (1:26) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24 Bit)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24 Bit) -
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Notes:Confirmed to be "Region B".
"The Handmade Story" featurette and German theatrical trailer are in German without any subtitles, the English trailers are in English without any subtitles and all other extras are in English with optional German subtitles.
Also available in a 2-Disc set with a DVD copy. -
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Extras:"Chasing Time Bandits" interview with director Terry Gilliam (20:08)
"Playing Evil" interview with David Warner (8:45)
"Restoring Time Bandits" featurette (2:44)
"The Costumes of Time Bandits" interview with James Acheson (13:22)
"The Effects of Time Bandits" interview with Kent Houston (15:29)
"The Effects of Time Bandits" interview with Kent Houston (15:29)
"The Look of Time Bandits" interview with Milly Burns (10:44)
"Writing the Film" interview with Michael Palin (16:06)
"From Script to Screen" interview with Milly Burns (8:34)
English Trailer (3:11)
German Trailer (0:52)
Bonus Trailers
- Blind Date (1:58)
- Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants(2:09)
- What Maisie Knew (2:32)
- Mum's List (2:09)
- F is for Family (1:29)
- Kiwi & Strit (1:56)
- No Man's Land (1:47)
BD-ROM
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Chasing Time Bandits" interview with director Terry Gilliam (20:08)
"Playing Evil" interview with David Warner (8:45)
"Restoring Time Bandits" featurette (2:44)
"The Costumes of Time Bandits" interview with James Acheson (13:22)
"The Effects of Time Bandits" interview with Kent Houston (15:29)
"The Effects of Time Bandits" interview with Kent Houston (15:29)
"The Look of Time Bandits" interview with Milly Burns (10:44)
"Writing the Film" interview with Michael Palin (16:06)
"From Script to Screen" interview with Milly Burns (8:34)
English Trailer (3:11)
German Trailer (0:52)
Bonus Trailers
- Blind Date (1:58)
- Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants(2:09)
- What Maisie Knew (2:32)
- Mum's List (2:09)
- F is for Family (1:29)
- Kiwi & Strit (1:56)
- No Man's Land (1:47)
BD-ROM
- An Intergalactic Guide to Time Bandits PDF
DISC TWO (DVD)
Interview with director Terry Gilliam and actor/writer Michael Palin (27:15)
"The Directors: The Films of Terry Gilliam" documentary (58:32)
"The Two Terrys" interview with Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones (17:19)
"The Handmade Story" featurette (24:36)
"Time Bandits Scrapbook" gallery (2:53) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:Includes a 16 page booklet.
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Extras:"Chasing Time Bandits" 2013 interview with director Terry Gilliam (20:09)
"Writing the Film That Dares Not Speak Its Name" 2013 interview with co-writer Michael Palin (16:09)
"The Effects of Time Bandits" 2013 interview with Kent Houston, founder of the Peerless Camera Company (15:28)
"Playing Evil" 2013 interview with actor David Warner (8:44)
"The Costumes of Time Bandits" 2013 interview with costume designer James Acheson (13:21)
"The Look of Time Bandits" 2013 interview with production designer Milly Burns (10:43)
"From Script to Screen" 2013 featurette (8:33)
"Restoration Demonstration" 2013 featurette (2:43)
Theatrical Trailer (3:09) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a Steelbook edition.
Comes with a collector s booklet featuring a new writing on the film by critic James Oliver. -
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Extras:Interview with director Terry Gilliam (18:12)
"Scrapbook" photo slideshow (2:55)
Theatrical Trailer (3:10) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English LPCM 2.0 Stereo -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian Criterion releases have some exclusive extras with uncompressed original 2.0 audio.
The German Pandastorm Mediabook release combines the extras found on the previous German releases and the UK Arrow release, with 5.1 audio.
Also note, the UK Optimum release has an exclusive interview and uncompressed original 2.0, though the 5.1 audio is lossy.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (116:07)
- Blu-ray A America- Image Entertainment - No cuts (116:25).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (116:07)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Image Entertainment - No cuts (116:25).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Concorde - No cuts (116:17)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Koch Media - No cuts (116:02)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Pandastorm - No cuts (115:48)
- Blu-ray B Collector's Edition Mediabook Germany- Pandastorm - No cuts (115:48)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (115:55)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts (115:54)
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 31/10/10
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 20/06/23UPDATE LOG:
25/09/13 : Updated specs and DVDBeaver link.
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03/09/13 : Addition of UK Arrow edition.
24/11/14 : Addition of the US Criterion release.
27/11/14 : Revised DVDBeaver link.
10/12/14 : Additional extra and notes updated for Criterion release.
08/05/23: Added Canada x2, Germany Pandastorm, Germany Concorde.
20/06/23 : Updated Caps-a-holic link.
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