Fahrenheit 451 details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
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| Starring: | Anton Diffring, Cyril Cusack, Alex Scott, Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Jeremy Spenser |
| Director: | Francois Truffaut |
| Genre: | Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Sci-fi - General |
| Studio: | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Name | Discs | |
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Fahrenheit 451 |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 49 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 10 Nov 2003 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Burns in the memory.
By AnotherNightIn from Merseyside , 07 Oct 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
Classic if somewhat creaky vision of a 'future' dominated by an oppressive state, Big on TV, Bad on books.
Nice Bernard Herman score suggests what could have perhaps been a great film had Truffaut been able to firstly speak English and then contain his intense off-screen dislike of his leading man (last minute casting decision).
The premise is of course fanciful but there is just enough weirdness in the visuals (especially the dream sequence) to stop it all slipping into bad Doctor Who territory.
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(39)Book better than film, again.
By FullofStars (41 reviews) from Scotland , 13 Apr 2013The book is a sci-fi masterpiece. This is not. Entertainingly odd film full of strange little bits that don't really add up to anything.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Big Brother Meets Trumpton
By a customer , 29 Apr 2011As 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 of Trumpton. However the central idea remains an interesting one - the importance of shared culture- but this does not exactly do it justice. An oddity for sci-fi buffs, happily lacking the usual macho additions of this genera.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Fahrenheit 451
By a customer from Cambridge , 17 Feb 2010Excellent 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 meaningful. This is another film classic that will appeal to those interested in the history of cinema, but be prepared to be a little depressed about the film's comments on our modern society.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
By Teebs (160 reviews) from Rochester , 07 Dec 2009'60s 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 literature. Forget any of the sci-fi trappings (its vision of the future is perhaps its clunkiest, most badly dated aspect), but if you love books this story of rebellion will have plenty of meaning for you. The cast is quite good, Christie taking on dual roles is a neat touch, the German Oskar Werner is rather miscast (and was apparently a bit difficult on-set) but does a pretty good job at portraying Montag's change from one set of beliefs to the forbidden opposite. Perhaps the films biggest strength is Herrmann's wonderful score, and a lovely, wintry final scene as the book-people recite their memorized texts.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Quite an oddity
By DJRob (2 reviews) from Glasgow , 18 Oct 2009Don't go into this film expecting an Orwellian vision of doom or even the sillyness (but with some fun action) that you find in Equilibrium. This film is closer to Confessions Of A Window Cleaner than 1984. It's brightly coloured, camp, kitch and thoroughly daft. The sort of film that makes you think 'Mike Myers didn't actually have that much work to do to create Austin Powers.' It's worth watching if you're a fan of 60's tat, but there's not much else to recommend it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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