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1960 Certificate PG
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Setting the temporal starting point of the classic H.G. Wells novel in the year 1960 (rather than 1900), this engrossing adaptation follows time traveller George (Rod Taylor) as he passes through World Wars I, II, and III and finally stops in the year 802,701. There he finds an apathetic, placid people called the Eloi and falls .. Read more

Starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Alan Young
Director George Pal
Genres Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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The Time Machine

Setting the temporal starting point of the classic H.G. Wells novel in the year 1960 (rather than 1900), this engrossing adaptation follows time traveller George (Rod Taylor) as he passes through World Wars I, II, and III and finally stops in the year 802,701. There he finds an apathetic, placid people called the Eloi and falls in love with one of their number, the beauteous blonde Weena (Yvette Mimieux). To his horror, however, he learns that the Eloi's apathy is generated by a maniacal, cannibalistic underworld--and that the only way to help them is to incite a revolution. George Pal's version of THE TIME MACHINE is an exciting and faithful cinematic production of H.G. Wells's 1895 classic.

Starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Alan Young
Director George Pal
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 38 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English, Italian
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish
Released DVD: 27 May 2002
Production year: 1960
Format DVD

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  • 1 stars out of 4

    Surprisingly careful recreation of a period, and an undeniably charming machine, go for little when the future, including the villainous Morlocks, is so dull.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • Retaining the period setting but stripping away the attack on the British class system, George Pal (who made a much... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Time Machine 1960

    Even if you have seen this film before its worth getting just for the extras, as there is a short play in it where he returns once again 30 years later and meets his old friend.

    And the screenshots are from the 2002 version not the 1960 one.

      • A customer from Liverpool, England
      • Posted 18 Mar 2004 23:41

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Not Bad

    I enjoyed watching the film as I'm a big sci-fi fan. Although I would have liked George (Time Traveller) to have gone forward maybe a few hundred years as opposed to a few hundred thousand. The plot has a few gaping holes in it- and some of the initial scenes go on for too long. But saying that overall I enjoyed the film and and it makes a change watching something that hasnt been flooded with CGI.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 12 Jul 2004 13:41

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      • Setting the temporal starting point of the classic H.G. Wells novel in the year 1960 (rather than 1900), this engrossing adaptation follows time traveller George (Rod Taylor) as he passes through ...