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Terry Gilliam
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American born-British filmmaker, comedian, and actor (born 1940)

Also known as: Terrence Vance Gilliam, Терри Гиллиам, تيري غيليام, 테리 길리엄, テリー・ギリアム, 特里·吉列姆

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Known works

  • The adventures of Baron Munchausen
  • Dark knights and holy fools
  • Pythons' Autobiography by the Pythons
  • The very best of Monty Python
  • Time bandits