Terry Gilliam’s cult classic Time Bandits gets a loaded UK Steelbook release in August

Arrow Video are bringing cult classic Time Bandits, from visionary director Terry Gilliam, to UK Steelbook on August 19th.

Featuring a brand new HD restoration, supervised by Gilliam himself, and a ton of extra features, this release is a bargain at less than £15 (at the time of writing).

Check out the details below:

Pre-order: Amazon UK

The film that established Terry Gilliam as more than just Monty Python s resident animator, this delightfully inventive children s fantasy is about young Kevin (Craig Warnock) who finds himself travelling through holes in the space-time continuum in the company of half a dozen fractious dwarfs.

Along the way, he encounters Agamemnon (Sean Connery), Robin Hood (John Cleese), Napoleon (Ian Holm) and winds up as a passenger on the Titanic, although not necessarily in that order. But is this just random entertainment laid on for history fan Kevin s benefit, or part of a wider struggle between the forces of good (Ralph Richardson) and evil (David Warner)?

At the time, this was a rare example of a small-budget British film successfully taking on American blockbusters. Now, it’s a much-loved fantasy classic bursting with inspired images and ideas: Gilliam and co-writer Michael Palin (who also appears) are clearly enjoying themselves as much as their audience.

Extras:

• Brand new 2k-resolution restoration of the film from the original camera negative, approved by director and co-writer Terry Gilliam
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation
• Original Stereo 2.0 and 5.1 Dolby Surround options (uncompressed PCM and DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray)
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Chasing Time Bandits: A new interview with Terry Gilliam
• Writing the Film that Dares Not Speak its Name: A new interview in which Michael Palin discusses co-writing and acting in Time Bandits
• The Effects of Time Bandits: A new interview in which Kent Houston, founder of the Peerless Camera Company, discusses Time Bandits optical effects
• Playing Evil: A new featurette in which actor David Warner remembers producer George Harrison and playing Evil in Time Bandits
• The Costumes of Time Bandits: A new interview with costume designer James Acheson
• The Look of Time Bandits: A new interview with production designer Milly Burns
• From Script to Screen A new animated featurette in which Milly Burns takes us through her production notebooks, locations photographs and storyboards revealing how twentieth century Morocco was transformed into Ancient Greece
• Original Trailer
• Restoration Demonstration
• Collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic James Oliver