12 monkeys [videorecording] / Universal Pictures and Atlas/Classico present an Atlas Entertainment production, a Terry Gilliam film ; produced by Charles Roven ; screenplay by David Peoples & Janet Peoples ; directed by Terry Gilliam.
Title from container. Inspired by the film "La Jetee" written by Chris Marker. Originally released as a motion pictures in 1995. Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer.
Summary:
Cole is sent back in time to save the human race from a deadly virus. Along his travels, he gets help from a psychiatrist and a mental patient, who may just hold the key to the mysterious Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease. Hoping he can take back a pure sample of the virus to find a cure, he runs into one riddle after another in this race against time.
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