Winner of an Oscar for Best Special Effects. A dazzling preview of America in the 23rd Century, a perfect world of total pleasure, but living past 30 is a crime. Based on the novel by William F. Nolan. Read more
| Starring | Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Farrah Fawcett |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Anderson |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Winner of an Oscar for Best Special Effects. A dazzling preview of America in the 23rd Century, a perfect world of total pleasure, but living past 30 is a crime. Based on the novel by William F. Nolan.
| Starring | Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Farrah Fawcett, Peter Ustinov, Roscoe Lee Browne |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Anderson |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Sep 2008 Production year: 1976 |
| Format | DVD |
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Science fiction is not everyones cup of tea, but you should be watching this one. I hunted down a DVD from USA as you can't get it hear in the UK. It is a classic film, way ahead of it's time in direction. The book continues beyond where the film ends, but having a 2-hour film in 1976 was an achievement in its self. Not to give too much away if you haven't seen it, it is a journey into the beyond of the cities residents beliefs, not really science fiction, but life in the future, that has become very controlled. The characters find out what life is like outside of the cities boundaries and that it does in fact exist. A superb performance from all, but especially from Peter Ustinov.
This is not a bad film but it's definitely a lot worse than i remember when i watched it years back.
It's very dated but it's spawned a few remakes and similarly themed films due to its sheer originality.
If you're in a retro mood and chilled out then give this film a watch. If you're after a terminator film then stick with the terminator.
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