Time Bandits
…they didn’t make history, they stole it!
1981 | 116m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Terry Gilliam |
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| Writer: | Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 13, 1981 |
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| Director: | Terry Gilliam |
| Writer: | Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin |
| Genres: | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | dwarf, treasure, map, magic, robin hood, time travel, napoleon bonaparte, titanic, cage, pig, satire, steampunk, minotaur, tank, burglary, arm wrestling, childhood, ancient greece, giant, ogre, turned into animal |
| Production Companies | Handmade Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $42,365,581
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Trevor Jones | Original Music Composer |
| George Harrison | Theme Song Performance, Additional Music |
| Mike Moran | Original Music Composer |
| Norman Garwood | Art Direction |
| Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Peter Biziou | Director of Photography |
| Milly Burns | Production Design |
| Celia Barnett | Assistant Art Director |
| Graham Ford | Production Manager |
| John Richards | Sound Engineer |
| Allen Hurd | Sound |
| André Jacquemin | Sound |
| Philip Chubb | Sound Director |
| Kent Houston | Visual Effects |
| Paul Whitbread | Visual Effects |
| Garth Marshall | Sound Mixer |
| Richard Cattermole | Costumer |
| Stephen Miles | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Dorothy Williams | Costumer |
| Terry Gilliam | Director, Writer |
| Michael Palin | Writer |
| Julian Doyle | Editor, Second Unit Director |
| James Acheson | Costume Designer |
| Elaine Carew | Makeup & Hair |
| Maggie Weston | Makeup & Hair |
| Mark Cooper | Third Assistant Director |
| Simon Hinkly | First Assistant Director |
| Guy Travers | Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Denis O'Brien | Executive Producer |
| Neville C. Thompson | Associate Producer |
| Terry Gilliam | Producer |
| George Harrison | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 28 | 44 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 39 | 57 | 27 |
| 2024 | 6 | 30 | 41 | 17 |
| 2024 | 7 | 35 | 77 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 32 | 57 | 23 |
| 2024 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 15 |
| 2024 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 21 | 44 | 14 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 5 | 278 | 613 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 758 | 855 |