What will the next hundred years bring to mankind?
Plot Summary
A story of 100 years: a decades-long second world war leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and tries space travel.
Run Time
100 min, UK:117 min, Canada:91 min (VHS version), UK:108 min (premiere cut), UK:113 min (original version), USA:92 min (cut version)
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Genre
Sci-Fi
Language
English
Keyword
Plague, Progress, 1940s, Aviation, Utopia Quest
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Mono
Colour
Black and White
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Psychological Sci-Fi
Themes
Future Dystopias, Post-Apocalypse, Technology Run Amok
Tones
Lavish, Literate, Downbeat, Bleak
Mood
Other Dimensions
Music Genre
Pop/Rock
Music Style
Psychedelic, Garage Rock
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
Things to Come (1936) is a British science fiction film produced by Alexander Korda and directed by William Cameron Menzies. The screenplay was written by H. G. Wells and is a loose adaptation of his own 1933 novel The Shape of Things to Come and his 1931 non-fiction work, The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind. The film stars Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke, Pearl Argyle and Margaretta Scott.
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