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Fahrenheit 451
1966
In a dark futuristic world, literature, reading, and independent thought have been outlawed. The government has gone so far as to employ a special league of firemen to burn all books on sight. But when one otherwise obedient fireman meets an intriguing revolutionary, she provokes him to question the legitimacy of his actions. .. Read more
| Starring | Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser |
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| Director | Francois Truffaut |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Fahrenheit 451
In a dark futuristic world, literature, reading, and independent thought have been outlawed. The government has gone so far as to employ a special league of firemen to burn all books on sight. But when one otherwise obedient fireman meets an intriguing revolutionary, she provokes him to question the legitimacy of his actions. Tensions mount when he blatantly transgresses the very laws he's employed to enforce, and his terrified wife becomes an informant. Because the subject of censorship seems to be perpetually contemporary, one can argue that the significant social impact of 'Farenheit 451' will forever be current. François Truffaut's film is based on the best-selling novel by Ray Bradbury.
| Starring | Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Alex Scott, Julie Christie |
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| Director | Francois Truffaut |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1966 To Rent: DVD: 10 Nov 2003 |
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An underrated film, perhaps because it is less science fiction than a tale of 'once upon a time'. Where Ray... read more on Time Out
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Burns in the memory.
Classic if somewhat creaky vision of a 'future' dominated by an oppressive state, Big on TV, Bad on books.
Nice Bernard Herman score suggests... read more » - 310931
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Big Brother Meets Trumpton
As with so much science fiction, the original story is idea - led. This version fails to fill in the obvious character blanks and visually is rather reminiscent... read more »
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Fahrenheit 451
Excellent film that is extremely effective in today's Big Brother culture. The film has hardly lost any of its impact because the storyline is solid and ... read more »
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Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
'60s cinema wunderkind Francois Truffaut takes on Bradbury's cult sci-fi novel and turns it into his own personal and intimate ode to reading and ... read more »
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Fahrenheit 451
In a dark futuristic world, literature, reading, and independent thought have been outlawed. The government has gone so far as to employ a special league of firemen to burn all books on sight. But when one otherwise obedient fireman meets an intriguing revolutionary, she provokes him to question ...
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