Synopsis
James Cole, a prisoner of the state in the year 2035, can earn parole if he agrees to travel back in time and thwart a devastating plague. The virus has wiped out most of the Earth's population and the remainder live underground because the air is poisonous. Returning to the year 1990, six years before the start of the plague, Cole is soon imprisoned in a psychiatric facility because his warnings sound like mad ravings. There he meets a scientist named Dr. Kathryn Railly and Jeffrey Goines, the mad son of an eminent virologist. Cole is returned by the authorities to the year 2035, and finally ends up at his intended destination in 1996. He kidnaps Dr. Railly in order to enlist her help in his quest. Cole discovers graffiti by an apparent animal rights group called the Army of the Twelve Monkeys, but as he delves into the mystery, he hears voices, loses his bearings, and doubts his own sanity. He must figure out if Goines, who seems to be a raving lunatic, holds the key to the puzzle.
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Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : UGC
- Foreign production companies : Universal Studios, Atlas Entertainment
- French distributors : UGC Distribution, Fox France
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriters : Terry Gilliam, David Peoples, Janet Peoples
- Director of Photography : Roger Pratt
- Music Composer : Paul Buckmaster
- Editor : Mick Audsley
- Costume designer : Julie Weiss
- Foreign Producer : Charles Roven
- Original idea : Chris Marker
- Co-producer : Philippe Hellmann
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Science fiction
- Production language : English
- Coproducer countries : United States, France, Japan
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1996
- French release :
- Runtime : 2 h 11 min
- Current status :
- Visa number : 89.387
- Visa issue date : 27/02/1996
- Approval : Unknown
- Color type : Color
- Rating restrictions : Suitable for all viewers, with warnings
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News & awards
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Academy Awards
United States, 1996
Nomination Oscar du Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle : Brad Pitt
Nomination for Best Costume Design
