Dir. William Cameron Menzies · Starring Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Maurice Braddell · Music Arthur Bliss
“The future is here!”
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The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
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A grand, sweeping vision of humanity's future, this film feels like a thought experiment. It's a stark, intellectual journey through societal collapse and rebirth, pondering the long arc of progress with a quiet, determined optimism.
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