In 1968, he directed his first film "Story Time", which opened his career as a director. In 1971, he served as the screenwriter for the feature film "Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus". In 1975, the directed adventure film " Monty Python and the Holy Grail " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Graham Chapman and John Cleese
. In 1977, directed the drama "Jabberwocky".
On July 13, 1981, the directed adventure film " Time Bandits " was released in the UK. The film tells the story of a British child who travels through time and space with six dwarfs led by Time Bandits. With this film, he was nominated for the 9th place. Best Director Award at the Saturn Awards. On April 22, 1983, the directed comedy film "A Basket of Lines" was released in the UK. In 1985, directed the science fiction film " Brazil " co-starring Jonathan Pryce and Robert De Niro
, which was nominated for the best original screenplay at the 58th Academy Awards.
In 1988, directed the adventure film " The Adventures of Baron Munchausen " co-starring Uma Thurman and John Neville . In 1991, directed the romantic comedy film " The Fisher King ", starring Jeff Bridges and Robin McLaurim Williams , and won the Golden Lion at the 48th Venice International Film Festival. With this film, he was nominated for the 49th American Film and Television Golden Globe. Award Film Category-Best Director Award.
In 1995, directed the thriller science fiction film " Twelve Monkeys " co-starring Walter Bruce Willis , Brad Pitt , and Madeleine Marie Stowe Mora
, which was nominated for the main competition unit of the 46th Berlin International Film Festival; in the same year, it was directed by the British writer Charles John Huffam The film "A Tale of Two Cities" adapted by Dickens .
On May 22, 1998, the self- written and directed fantasy film " Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro
. The film was shortlisted for the main competition of the 51st Cannes International Film Festival unit. In 2002, he participated in the documentary " Lost in Mancha " directed by Guise Fulton .
In 2005, directed the comedy fantasy film " The Brothers Grimm ", which is based on the story of The Brothers Grimm and related fairy tales. The background is set in the period of Napoleon's invasion of Germany. It mainly tells the life of The Brothers Grimm and the fairy tales about the experience of going to the magic forest. Adventurous
, shortlisted in the main competition unit of the 62nd Venice International Film Festival
.
In 2006, he wrote and directed the feature film " Tideland ". On October 16, 2009, the adventure suspense film directed by " The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus " was released in the UK
; in the same year, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62nd British Academy of Film Awards
. In 2010, he played Guest in the drama " Not the Savior ". On December 19, 2013, the directed fantasy film " The Zero Theorem " was released in Italy. The film was co-starred by Christoph Waltz , Mélanie Thierry , and Matt Damon
, and was nominated for the main competition of the 70th Venice International Film Festival
; in the same year, participated Comedy movie " 9 mois ferme ".
In 2015, he participated in the science fiction film " Jupiter Ascending ", in which he played an eccentric clerk in the federal capital agency on the planet Orris
. In 2017, directed the adventure film " The Man Who Killed Don Quixote ", which was adapted from the literary work "Don Quixote"
.