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Director Terry Gilliam, who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films as TIME BANDITS and THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, sets his sights on the Brothers Grimm, turning their life into a playfully grim fairy tale all its own. Set in early 18th Century French-occupied Germany, THE BROTHERS GRIMM stars Matt Damon as Will Grimm and Heath Ledger as Jake Grimm, siblings who travel the countryside as snake-oil salesmen, convincing unsuspecting towns that they are haunted and agreeing to get rid of the demons for a price. In the meantime, they set their tales down in writing, creating a wealth of oddball, offbeat, and frightening characters. But after they are caught by General Delatombe (Jonathan Pryce) and his sidekick, Cavaldi (Peter Stormare), they are sent to the tiny village of Marbaden to solve the mysterious disappearance of a number of young girls, placing them in the middle of a fantasy world unlike any they'd ever invented. They enlist the help of a peasant woman, Angelika (Lena Headey), and they set off for the evil forest to save the lives of the girls and themselves. Gilliam has once again built a unique, entertaining land where anything can happen, and he throws in references to such Grimm tales as Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and the Frog Prince for good measure. The movie also features Mackenzie Crook and Richard Ridings as the Grimms' cohorts, Monica Bellucci as the Mirror Queen, and Julian Bleach and Bruce McEwan as two of Cavaldi's henchmen.

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ProducerCharles Roven, Daniel Bobker

EAN8717418083311

eBay Product ID (ePID)51180134

Product Key Features

ActorMonica Bellucci, Lena Headey, Richard Ridings, Matt Damon, Julian Bleach, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Pryce, Mackenzie Crook, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Peter Stormare, Bruce Mcewan

Film/TV TitleThe Brothers Grimm

DirectorTerry Gilliam

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageEnglish\Italian

Run Time114 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen

Release Year2006

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Feature Commentary\Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary\Bringing The Fairy Tale To Life A Look Behind The Scenes Of The Brothers Grimm\The Visual Magic Of The Brothers Grimm A Look At The Special Effects Featured In The Brothers Grimm, Closed Caption, With Subtitles

GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

ComposerDario Marinelli

ReviewsPremiere - With dazzling, inspired imagery of the grotesque-caricature, lyrical-fairy-tale, and harrowing-nightmare variety, sometimes all at once., The Independent - Visually fantastic and very enjoyable, Rolling Stone - It's Gilliam's chance to run amok, and watching him do it is eye-popping fun

ScreenwriterEhren Kruger

Dubbing LanguagesItalian

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleThe Brothers Grimm