Cover: Fahrenheit 451 Rating: 0
20 Feb 2013

Details

Director:Francois Truffaut
Writer:Ray Bradbury
Producer:Jane C. Nusbaum, Lewis M. Allen, Miriam Brickman, Michael Dalamar
Theatrical:1966
Studio:Universal Studios
Genre:Science Fiction
Duration:111
Awards:Nominated for BAFTA Film Award, Another 2 nominations
Languages:English
Subtitles:Spanish, French
Sound:Dolby
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Discs:1
Region:1

Features

The Novel: A Discussion with Author Ray Bradbury
Feature Commentary with Julie Christie
The Original title Sequence of Feature

Summary

Based on the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel of the same name. Guy Montag is a firefighter who lives in a lonely, isolated society where books have been outlawed by a government fearing an independent-thinking public. It is the duty of firefighters to burn any books on sight or said collections that have been reported by informants. People in this society including Montag's wife are drugged into compliancy and get their information from wall-length television screens. After Montag falls in love with book-hoarding Clarisse, he begins to read confiscated books. It is through this relationship that he begins to question the government's motives behind book-burning. Montag is soon found out, and he must decide whether to return to his job or run away knowing full well the consequences that he could face if captured.

Credits

Oskar Werner ... Guy Montag
Bernard Herrmann ... Composer
Cyril Cusack ... The Captain
Anton Diffring ... Fabian / Headmistress
Julie Christie ... Clarisse / Linda Montag
Jeremy Spenser ... Man with the Apple
Nicolas Roeg ... Cinematographer
Bee Duffell ... Book Woman
Noel Davis ... Cousin Midge, TV Personality
Alex Scott ... Book Person: 'The Life of Henry Brulard'