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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Countries
United Kingdom USA
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Year
1985
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Genres
Comedy Science Fiction Fantasy
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Introduction
“There are artists whose gift is to put down roots within the world of dreams... James Joyce did it in Finnegan’s Wake. Terry Gilliam, I believe, does something very like it in Brazil.”
Salman Rushdie, American Film magazine, 1985
Former Monty Python member Terry Gilliam was at his most ferociously inventive with Brazil, his third solo outing as a director. It follows dreamy pen-pusher (Jonathan Pryce) as he battles a menacing bureaucratic system in pursuit of his ideal woman. The film’s original title, 1984½, hints at the twin influences of George Orwell and director Federico Fellini, while Gilliam himself described it as “Frank Capra meets Franz Kafka”.
There are cameos from Robert De Niro, Bob Hoskins and Michael Palin, but the true star is Norman Garwood’s retro-futuristic production design. The film became a cause célèbre when Universal refused to release it in the US, prompting a public battle between Gilliam and the studio which the director won.
The shadow of Brazil looms large over movie dystopias and alternate realities, visible a quarter-century on in films such as The Dark Knight (2008) and Sucker Punch (2011).
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Sam Lowry
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Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle
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Mrs Ida Lowry
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Mr Kurtzmann
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Spoor
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Jack Lint
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Mr Warrenn
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Mr Eugene Helpmann
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Jill Layton
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Dr Jaffe
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Mrs Terrain
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Lime
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Dowser
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Shirley
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Spiro
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Mrs Buttle
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TV interviewer/salesman
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technician
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Mr Buttle
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boy Buttle
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girl Buttle
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arrest official
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Bill, Department of Works
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Charlie, Department of Works
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TV commercial presenter
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MOI lobby porter
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neighbour in clerk's pool
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bespectacled lurker
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samurai warrior
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small Sam double
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telegram girl
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Dr Chapman
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Alison/'Barbara' Lint
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porter, information retrieval
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typist, Jack's office
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Holly
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basement guard
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old lady with dog
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1st Black Maria guard
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2nd Black Maria guard
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interview official
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interview official
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interview official
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interview official
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interview official
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interview official
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cell guard
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priest
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young gallant at funeral
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Credits
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Direction:
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Director
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2nd Unit Director
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Assistant Director
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Assistant Director (2nd)
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Assistant Director (3rd)
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Assistant Director (Additional)
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Assistant Director (Additional)
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Assistant Director (Additional)
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Script Supervisor
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Trainee Continuity
Production:
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©
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[Production Company]
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Producer/Presents
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Co-producer
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Unit Manager
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Production Manager
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Production Manager (French Unit)
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Production Co-ordinator
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Production Accountant
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Assistant Accountant
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Cashier
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Location Manager (French Unit)
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Production Runner
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Post-production Assistant
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Production Runner
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Producer's/Director's Secretary
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Location Research
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Filmed at
Casting:
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Casting Director
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Casting Director (US)
Writing:
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Screenplay
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Screenplay
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Screenplay
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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Camera Operator
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Follow Focus
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Camera Assistant
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Clapper Loader
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Additional Camera Assistant
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Additional Camera Assistant
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Gaffer Electrician
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Best Boy
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Best Boy
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Chief Electrician (French Unit)
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Camera Grip
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Grip
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Grips (French Unit)
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Video Consultant
Stills:
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Stills Photography
Special Effects:
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Model/effects Photography
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Model/effects Photography
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Model/effects Photography
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Matte Artist
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Blue Screen Consultant
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Special Effects Supervisor
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Special Effects Technician
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Special Effects Technician
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Special Effects Technician
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Special Effects Technician
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Special Effects Assistant
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Special Effects Assistant
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Special Effects Assistant
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Special Effects Buyer
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Special Effects Runner
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Special Effects Runner
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Model Effects Supervisor
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Model Maker
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Modeller
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Graphic Artist
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Graphic Artist
Editing:
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Editor
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Editing Assistant
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Editing Assistant
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Editing Assistant
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Editing Assistant
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Editing Assistant
Design:
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Production Designer
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Art Director
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Art Director
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Assistant Art Director
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Assistant Art Director (French Unit)
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Art Department Assistant
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Art Department Research
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Set Dressing Designer
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Draughtsman
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Draughtsman
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Scenic Artist
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Construction Manager
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Construction Manager (Assistant)
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Dreams/Models Construction Manager
Costumes:
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Costume Designer
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Assistant Costume Designer
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Costumes (Dream Sam/Forces of Darkness)
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Costumes (Dream Sam/Forces of Darkness)
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Costumes (Dream Sam/Forces of Darkness)
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Costumes (Dream Sam/Forces of Darkness)
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Costumes (Samurai Warrior)
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Costumes (Samurai Warrior)
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Wardrobe Supervisor
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Wardrobe Master
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Wardrobe Mistress
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Wardrobe Assistant
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Wardrobe Assistant
Make-up:
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Hair/Make-up Design
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Prosthetics Make-up
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Make-up/Hairdressing
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Make-up/Hairdressing
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Make-up/Hairdressing
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Make-up/Hairdressing
Titles:
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Titles/Opticals
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Titles/Opticals
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Titles/Opticals
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Titles/Opticals
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Titles/Opticals
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Titles/Opticals
Film processing:
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Film processed by
Music:
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Music
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Music performed by
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Music Co-ordinator
Sound:
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Music Recording
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Additional music recording
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Sound Recording
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Re-recording Mixer
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Sound Editor
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Footsteps Editor
Choreography:
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Choreography (The "Expediters")
Stunts:
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Stunt Arranger
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Samurai Fight Arranger
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
Publicity:
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Unit Publicist
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