The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The man who tried to cheat the devil.
After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.
- Director
- Terry Gilliam
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $64M
Who's in it
Cast
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Story overview
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After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Costume Design
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Production Design
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus returned 2.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $30M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $64M
- Release date
- Oct 1, 2009
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- Canada, France
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