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…they didn’t make history, they stole it! - Time Bandits
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Title: Time Bandits

Release Date: 13 Jul 1981

Runtime: 1h 56m

Genre: Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Handmade Films

Production Companies: Handmade Films

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 6.577 (1013 votes)

Cast

  • Kevin: Craig Warnock
  • Randall: David Rappaport
  • Fidgit: Kenny Baker
  • Og: Mike Edmonds
  • Strutter: Malcolm Dixon
  • Vermin: Tiny Ross
  • Wally: Jack Purvis
  • Napoleon: Ian Holm
  • Robin Hood: John Cleese
  • King Agamemnon / Fireman: Sean Connery
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